Herbaila Dried Cherries Tart Cherry, Montmorency Tart Cherries, Dried Sour Cherries Fresh, Montmorency Dried Tart Cherries, Dried Cherries, All-Natural Whole Sour Cherry (1lb)

I like these cherries a lot. I've bought them several times over the last year. They're great alone & mixed with hot cereals. Being diabetic, I appreciate that they do not have added sugar. While they do contain sugar because existing sugar in the fruit is concentrated when they are dried, so they taste sweet. Because I have to watch the number of carbs in my diet, I generally only eat about a tablespoon of these at a time & I alternate them with other fruits each day, such as dried, sugar-free cranberries & fresh blueberries. For those considering using these in baking, I read that you can use these for making pies & I tried that at Christmas time. It was recommended to use 1/2 the sugar called for in the recipe. I reconstituted the cherries by soaking them in water as directed on this site & used 1/2 the sugar. While the cherry flavor was good, I found the pie to be entirely too sweet. I ate one slice & didn't eat any more because of the sweetness. Eating the pie with natural vanilla ice cream did tend to cut the sweetness. Others liked it, but also commented on how sweet it was. If I make a pie again with these, I will likely not add any sugar. I used the juice that developed during soaking the cherries because I wanted the extra cherry flavor. Perhaps the pie would have been less sweet if I hadn't used the juice, but I would use it again, and just eliminate any added sugar in the recipe. I believe these cherries would be great added to muffins & other baked goods, though I would recommend using them as it, without reconstituting them. When I use them in oat bran, I just add about a tablespoon of them right from the bag. It is only a few cherrie, maybe 5 or 6, but they add plenty of cherry flavor. I do not add sugar to my cereal & find the sweetness is just right. I haven't tried them in breads or muffins yet, so I can't confidently comment on their use in these, but I believe they would be very good in these types of baked goods. I also snack on these. One of my favorite ways to enjoy them is mixed with peanuts, or sometimes peanuts & no sugar added semisweet chocolate chips. In spite of the natural sugar content in these, I have found that they do not spike my blood sugar. That is probably because I use a fairly small amount of them. If you're also watching your sugar/carb intake and want to spread out the cherry flavor in whatever you're eating, you could always chop them in halves or quarters to distribute the cherry flavor better. Personally, I like biting into a big, juicy cherry so I leave these as is. On a side note, I'd like to thank the manufacturer for indicating that these cherries are grown in Central America. I've been trying to find out their country of origin since I bought them the first time. I was unable to find that information, which left me with an uneasy feeling because I felt that information was being hidden. I found out that information today through another source & would suggest that the manufacturer include that information on the label. I recommend this to others, as well. They are very good.

I love these cherries and have ordered them consistently since the first bag ran out. I even subscribed to receive the regular; I never do that. They are sweet and tender and fresh. If they don't stop making them, I won't stop buying them. I use these as a healthy sweet and satisfying tread to bypass other more fattening snack. It works most of the time :-/ ha ha

Cherries are dried, but not tough, they are almost juicy, and sweet with no added sugar, they are the absolute best dried Cherries I've ever tasted! Delicious

Wow. I can't say enough about these cherries -- they're huge, plump, soft, delightfully sweet tart and have zero added sugar. I've been duped by other dried cherries ... the hidden added sugar they don't mention or even put on the label until you dig a little deeper and discover it on their website or something. I used to get my cherries from a private person in Georgia but when they no longer had any available, I had to look elsewhere. These are absolutely perfect. Not sure where they come from -- again, the packaging doesn't say, only that they are distributed out of New York.

They are ok, but flavor, size, and tartness is somewhere in between Montmorency and Bing. A plus is that they are organic, and the price is reasonable. But if you want the intense flavor and a bit more tartness of true sour cherries (what in Spanish are called guindas), try the Berrilys (I bought both, to compare them)