Review: Sunrise Fresh Dried Cherries

Brand:  Sunrise Fresh

Flavor:  Dried Cherries

Where to get it:  Looks like just CA and NC Costcos, and local CA markets, unfortunately

                Little snack packs of air-dried Bing cherries (and nothing else), what more could you ask for? Bing cherries are naturally more sweet than tart, and that carries over into the dried form as well. They kind of taste like large raisins to me, maybe a tad less sweet, but pretty close. I like raisins and I rarely eat them as a snack so I always find myself thinking, “I forgot how good these are!” If you also like raisins, I’d love for you to give these a try, and then let me know if you agree, or if I’m even weirder than previously assumed because I just described a cherry as a “large raisin”.

               

Tastes like:  Big raisins (I'm not backing down!)

Taste rating:  8/10

Qualities:  Vegan, Vegetarian, all natural, Made in the USA, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free

What’s in it:

Ingredients:  Bing cherries (that's it!)

Review: 2 Degrees Cherry Almond Food Bar

Brand:  2 Degrees

Flavor:  Cherry Almond

Where to get it: here @ 2 Degrees Food

                Cherries and charity, this bar is a dynamic duo – but no one has to be the Robin. Not only does this Batman & Batman bar taste great, but 2 Degrees also donates meals to hungry children around the word. You can feed yourself while you feed a child who needs your help, what a fantastic business model. The bars have great taste, and aren’t overtly “seedy”, so you can actually taste the featured flavors. The bar I had was full of sweet and subtly tart cherries and I really enjoyed it. It’s dense enough that it won’t disintegrate in your pack or purse too, so have bar may travel, my diabetic and active lifestyle friends!

              

               

Tastes like:  Tart & soft yummy bar

Taste rating:  8/10

Qualities:  Vegan, Vegetarian, Non-GMO, Gluten-free

What’s in it:

Review: Health Warrior Chia Bars

Brand:  Health Warrior

Flavor:  Chia bar (variety)

Where to get it: here @ Health Warrior

                Hello, you perfectly-sized tiny little powerhouse of a snack! 100 calories per bar? Yes, please! I love, love, love the texture of these Health Warrior Chia bars. If you’re the kind of weirdo that gets excited when a glob of chia seeds get stuck together in your smoothie and then you get to chew them (why is that so fun to me?), then you will love these as much as I do. They come in all kinds of flavors, I devoured the apple cinnamon one before I remembered that I needed to take a picture. These are a definite winner in the “so many bars, help!” snack race.

               

Tastes like:  Fig Newton-granola bar-fruit casserole

Taste rating:  9/10

Qualities:  Gluten-free, Kosher, Vegetarian, Vegan

What’s in it: (Mango flavor bar)

Review: Stoneridge Orchards Montmorency Cherries

Brand:  Stoneridge Orchards

Flavor:  Montmorency Cherries

Where to get it: here @ Amazon (I am a bit dismayed at how hard these are to find online. Stoneridge Farms, if you're listening, chop chop! I want to buy more little packages!)

                Cherries are my favorite fruit. Living in Washington, we are absolutely blessed each year with affordable Rainier cherries. I eat a lot of them, and I always get sad when they go away seemingly a month after I get my first taste of the season. These little packages of sweetened (with cane sugar) darlings really surprised me, because they were so much better than I expected. They have just the right amount of sweetness, lots of delicious cherry flavor. I definitely plan on buy more, and soon! They are the perfect sweet snack without all the starch and carb crash. LOVE!

               

Tastes like:  I wish these grew on trees

Taste rating:  10/10

What’s in it:

Ingredients:  Montmorency cherries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil