Sunrise Fresh Dried Dark Sweet Cherries

This is great. So what highly priced!

Used these for Black Forest Cookies tonight. I had an idea of a cookie that was like the dove chocolate covered cherries from years ago. I wasn't sure if the sweetness of this brand of cherry would be good or if a tart cherry was needed. Right out of the bag, they are very sweet and taste a lot like raisins. They were very moist and had good chew in them. They didn't smell quite like cherries, but it wasn't offensive, just a dried fruit smell. Everything about pulling them out of the package gave indication that they were fresh and haven't been sitting around. Very sweet and chewy. It would be a good snack and my husband said he would've liked to see it in a fancy trail mix. I put it in the food processor to try and cut up the pieces and that is where a lot when wrong. They were so fresh and moist that they didn't chop, but turned into a ball of goo. I mixed them with mini chocolate chips and a few teaspoons of cocoa powder to try and break up the goo. It worked very well and helped hold up the cookies in the oven. I expected them to spread and fall apart but it kept them in firm sturdy pucks. Overall, I needed a little salt on top of the cookies to cut the sugar sweetness and richness of the dark chocolate. They were totally divine. My husband requested a cherry walnut cookie where the cherriesnare split just in half that I'm going to try to make tomorrow. I'll update hoe that goes!

These are better than expected. They are not too sweet and easy to chew. We will buy them again.

Since sugar is so heavily subsidized in the US, many companies add it to their products to make them more appealing and to cut costs. I like the fact that these contain no added sugar. If you are used to your dried fruit being infused with sugar, these will likely be disappointing. I usually add them to plain Greek yogurt although I will eat them as they are or mixed with nuts. The flavor and texture are excellent. My only complaint is the packaging. The bag is very thin and cheap, so if you plan to store them for a while, you should put them in a sturdier bag and keep them in the refrigerator. Although I think they are good, it would be better if they put their logo and product information on the bag. Otherwise, people might think they are a counterfeit import from somewhere that doesn't have such strict food safety regulations.

Texture reminds me more of prunes. They’re not dried like raisins or Cranberry Craisins. Sticky to the touch. I munch on trail mix sometimes as I’m driving. These are too messy and sticky for that. I will definitely eat them in oatmeal or cereal.

These are a good choice for no added sugar. Cherries themselves are quite sweet naturally. I have ordered these multiple times and had no problems. They taste good and have a long shelf life before expiration date. After opening, keep any remaining portion in the refrigerator.

I'm a foodie and I love eating berries, trail mix, cherries etc and was looking forward to these as they were advertised no added sugar, but this ended up being a bit of a mixed experience for me. The texture was softer and much wetter than I expected. These felt sticky and almost syrupy straight out of the bag. I'm storing them in the refrigerator because they did not feel shelf stable for long periods to me. However, the biggest concern to me was the taste. I was expecting a sweeter cherry flavor, but these reminded me much more of raisins with a little sourness mixed in. There is a slightly earthy flavor as well that makes them taste more like cooked dried fruit than fresh cherries. They are not terrible, just different from what I was expecting from dried sweet cherries. That said, the fruit does seem fresh and it is certainly pricy. These would work better with baking or with oatmeal where the flavor blends with other ingredients. Eating them by themselves was not tasty enough. Also, there might be a pit fragments occasionally in the bag, so chew carefully. To conclude, I think this comes down to personal taste.

Received order in one day. Product is very tasty.