Cherries JubileeDo you love cherries and are smitten with Cherries Jubilee? Did you know it was a special dessert for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebration in 1897?

Cherries Jubilee

Since then, the dish, made with fresh cherries, liqueur, and flambéed, then served over vanilla ice cream, has grown into one of America’s favorite desserts.

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I don’t particularly care for this dish. However, I do reach for cherries in the summertime. They’re a nutritious treat.

The Cherry Facts:

Cherries Jubilee

Cherries can also slow the aging process. The fruit’s potent antioxidants eliminate different stresses to your body, including free radicals (not unlike watermelon’s anti-aging benefits, too).

Cherry Nutrition Facts
Cherry Nutrition Facts

This summer, chomp on cherries to boost heart health (and treat gout, too!).  As a result, you will sleep better, increase potassium levels, reduce inflammation, and finally slow the aging process. You can even freeze cherries for ongoing benefits beyond the summer months.

My bowl full of cherries for July 4 holiday weekend.
My bowl is full of cherries for the July 4 holiday weekend.

Have a fabulous week!

Siggy