Montmorency Tart Cherries, can be used as a sleep aid💤

The montmorency tart cherries, are bright red and kinda sour.

Unlike regular cherries, that are darker red, and  sweet.🍬

We will get into all the benefits of this healthy bedtime snack.

But first…

 

Let’s start off with a short lesson about what melatonin is.

(Click on this image to see a full article about melatonin🔝…)

Melatonin is a sleep hormone, that naturally secretes from your pineal gland.🧠

Your pineal gland releases melatonin around evening time…

and then constantly produces it, until morning (when you are signaled to wake up!).⏰

Melatonin basically regulates your internal clock, so that you get tired and feel rested, around the same times everyday (sleepy at night🌆—alert in the day🌇).

Melatonin can be found in montmorency tart cherries..

This sleep-regulating hormone, can be found in several food sources, including tart cherries.🍒

And more specifically in Montmorency Tart Cherries.

These bright red guys have:

• 5 grams of fiber
• 2 grams of protein
• Vitamin K
• Copper
• Potassium
• Manganese
• Vitamin A & C
• If you sip on tart cherry juice, you could get a few, B vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium, omega-3 and omega-6 fats, in addition to antioxidants and other beneficial plant compounds.

 

The evidence and research behind tart cherries and sleep…

Research has shown, that if you add 2, 8-ounce glasses of montmorency tart cherry juice to your daily routine…

You can improve your sleep quality and it’s duration.

The combination of melatonin and the anthocyanins in Montmorency tart cherries, work together to get you super tired and ready for bed.

Study participants who suffer from insomnia, ages 50 and older, extended their sleep time by 84 minutes,

After consuming Montmorency tart cherry juice for two weeks.

Adults who drank two servings of Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate each day for seven days…

Slept about 40 minutes longer on average and had up to a 6 percent increase in sleep efficiency, compared to the participants who drank the placebo drink.

Click here for the full article on this research study

How to find montmorency tart cherries:

You can usually buy tart cherries in the frozen aisle at the grocery store.

But sometimes, they can be hard to find.

Here are some tips:

Visit your local stores: You can find frozen tart cherries at Trader Joe’s, Costco, Meijer.

Ask around: Check with the frozen foods manager at the grocery store.

Or download the nextdoor app, and ask your neighbors if they know where to get them locally (in your area).

Click here to download the nextdoor app

Order some online: You can also buy tart cherries online in bulk.

If you do it this way, you won’t even have to leave the house, so that’s a plus.

Visit this site to order frozen tart cherries

Click here to use instacart and order tart cherries from here

You can buy montmorency tart cherry juice here

Remember: Cherry season is from May to August, so get them around this time (fresh or frozen).

Different ways to consume Montmorency Tart Cherries

Dried Tart Cherries

One great way to incorporate montmorency tart cherries into your diet, is by eating them as dried fruits!

2 handfuls a day, could keep the insomnia monsters away👻

Click the image above, to visit an eBay listing, selling 1lb of these dried tart cherries.🔝

Make a montmorency cherry crisp

“Montmorency Cherry Ginger Crisp

• 4 cups frozen Montmorency Tart Cherries
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 2 Tablespoons cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
• 1 teaspoon butter for skillet
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cane sugar
• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 1 stick of butter, softened

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a large bowl, mix together Montmorency Tart Cherries, 1/2 cup flour, 2 Tablespoons cane sugar, orange zest, and dried ginger. Set aside.
• Grease inside of 10 inch oven proof skillet with butter. Pour cherry mixture into skillet and spread into an even layer. Set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, mix together 1 cup all purpose flour, 3/4 cup cane sugar, and 1/3 cup rolled oats with a spoon. Use a pastry blender or two knives to mix butter into the flour mixture until butter is evenly incorporated and mixture resembles a course crumb. Spread topping evenly over cherries.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and cherries are bubbling. Serve crisp warm or room temperature with vanilla ice cream if desired.”—Click here for the original article and recipe(s)

This recipe is warm and cozy.

You could eat this right after dinner…

The carbs from the crisp bread, and the oats, will keep you full throughout the night (so you can sleep through it, without waking up hungry).

And the tart cherries, melatonin-producing powers, will get you into the sleep mode and help you get there easily.🥱

 

Try Oatmeal and dried tart cherry cookies

You will need:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups dried sour cherries

Directions:

• “Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper;set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat to incorporate. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed to combine. Stir in the oats and dried cherries.

• Using a 2-ounce scoop, drop the dough onto prepared baking sheets, leaving 6 inches between cookies. Bake until edges are just turning brown, about 20 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.”—Click here for the full recipe and the original article

This bedtime snack is a double whammy for insomniacs, because you’ve got your oatmeal which can help you sleep quicker and of course, the tart cherries.

These are like antioxidant, healthy cookies that make you feel good all throughout the night, going into the morning time.

 

Different ways to drink tart cherry juice…

Sleepy Time Elixir with Tart Cherry Juice

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“Ingredients:

4 ounces Tart Cherry Juice

8 ounces Dream Tea or any chamomile tea

1 tbsp Raw Honey

Directions:

1. Warm tart cherry juice gently in a small saucepan on the stove.

2. Brew Dream Tea according to instructions.

3. Combine Dream tea and tart cherry juice, stir in raw honey.

Tart Cherry Moon Milk

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“Ingredients:

• 6 ounces dairy or non dairy milk
• 4 ounces Montmorency tart cherry juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon ashwaganda
• 1/8 tsp vanilla
• dried culinary rose petals and crushed freeze dried strawberries for sprinkling on top.

Instructions:

1. Heat milk and tart cherry juice over medium heat in a small pot.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Whisk in honey, vanilla, and ashwaganda powder.
4. If you want to make it really frothy, add it to a blender.
5. Top with rose petals and crushed, freeze dried strawberries and drink warm.”—Click here for the source of this recipe

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