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Home » Homemade Jam » Spanish Style Spiced Cherry Cheese

Spanish Style Spiced Cherry Cheese

Author: Karon Grieve Published : July 2017

Recipe
Spanish style cherry fruit cheese
Spanish cherry cheese
Spanish spiced cherry cheese

I love, love, love cherries. Trying to use them in as many ways as possible and to preserve them for later is my goal. This Spanish style spiced cherry cheese is a great way to save those luscious fruits to enhance your cheeseboard in the winter when the joys of summer fruits are long gone.

spanish spiced cherry cheese in jar with spoon at side and cherries

For those new to the land of preserves a cheese is not to be confused with the dairy product of the same name. A fruit cheese like this Spiced Cherry Cheese is a firmer version of jam often served with cheese and crackers etc.

The most famous of these fruit cheeses has to be Membrillo. That Spanish quince paste that no self respecting cheeseboard should be without. Well I’m using cherries instead folks.

cherries in basket

Basic requirements

I’d say there are two basic requirements for this recipe. Apart from the ingredients of course.

One is a cherry stoner and the other is patience. Now the cherry stoner takes a lot of hassle out of the recipe. You just pop the cherry into the cup of the stoner and press down. It’s like crushing garlic.

If you don’t have a cherry stoner then you can put the cherry on top of a bottle and push the stone out with a drinking straw. Be careful not to jam the damn cherry in the bottle or push it through!

As I said, the other requirement is patience. Fruit cheese takes longer to get a good set than jam. Do not rush things, let it take it’s time.

Cherry stones

Don’t throw away those cherry stones when you are making your spiced cherry cheese. Instead keep them to make HOMEMADE KIRSCH. Two recipes for the price one one, result!

The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

spanish spiced cherry cheese in jar on blue cloth

Spiced cherry cheese

This spiced cherry cheese is super easy to make and with this recipe you only need 350g of cherries and you’ll get 2 small jars out of that.

Small batch preserving

By the way when I make fruit cheeses I tend to make them in small jars as a little goes a long way. It is the perfect little extra to add to your cheeseboard so a whopping big jar is a bit of overkill to be honest.

Remember to sterilise your jars first.

Ingredients for spiced cherry cheese

  • Cherries
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Star Anise
  • Lemon
  • Water

How to make fruit cheese

Boil up those ingredients (with the cherry stones in a little bag as they add flavour) and when it has reached that all-important setting point, spoon it into sterilised jars.

New to preserving? Then don’t panic, I can take you from zero to hero in no time at all.

Just check out these handy articles to get you heading in the right direction fast;

How to make great jam and marmalade

How to make cool curds

How to make great jelly

How to make chutney and relish

How to sterilise jars and bottles

Sticky situations – troubleshooting your preserves

Different types of preserves

My favourite preserving kit

How long will this fruit cheese last?

Fruit cheeses are just like jam. The sugar content will keep them well preserved for up to a year unopened. Once opened store in the fridge and use up within a month.

This Spanish Style Spiced Cherry Cheese makes a great little foodie gift to add to hampers etc. Make some now and you’ll have that precious taste of summer sunshine ready and waiting for the winter and Christmas gifting.

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Got plenty of cherries to play with? Then here are some other cherry recipes you might like.

French Style Cherry Conserve

Easy traditional French cherry clafoutis

How to make Cherry Brandy

Homemade Kirsch

Cherry Curd

Spiced cherry gin liqueur

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Spanish Style Spiced Cherry Cheese

Karon Grieve
Super easy recipe for spiced cherry cheese perfect for your cheese board
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course preserves
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 2 jars
Calories 614 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 350 g cherries
  • 250 g sugar
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 50 ml water
  • 1/2 cinnamon small cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
Metric – US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Pop the stones out of the cherries and crack them with a wooden mallet, place in a piece of muslin and tie securely
  • Put all ingredients(including the little package of stones) into a pan and heat gently till sugar dissolves
  • Ramp up the heat to a rolling boil and until it reaches setting point
  • Remove bag of stones and all spices and carefully spoon into small jars and pop on the lids

Notes

calories shown are for full amount of the cherry fruit cheese

Nutrition

Calories: 614kcalCarbohydrates: 159gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 476mgFiber: 6gSugar: 149gVitamin A: 128IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
Keyword cherries, fruit cheese
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Filed Under: ALL RECIPES, Homemade Jam, Summer

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Comments

  1. Vanessa Blais says

    July 12, 2021 at 4:22 am

    Tastes great! Didn’t set as firm as I wanted, but I’ve had problems with cherries burning before so I took it off the stove a bit early. Still delicious, plan on serving it on top of a warm brie wheel with toasted sliced almonds.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      July 13, 2021 at 10:56 am

      Hi Vanesa
      You just have to keep cooking to the firm set on this one. Hope you enjoyed it on that brie!
      K

      Reply

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