Goooooooood morn-IN!!!!

I made something really, really yummy for you that involves yeast and cherries……need I say more? Please tell me you are among the group of awesome peoples on the planet who agree that chocolate and cherries are a match made in heaven. Like, it doesn’t get better than waking up to this yumminess!

So just fyi, “black forest” basically refers to anything chocolate-cherry in case you’ve never heard of it as a flavor before. I don’t remember the first time I heard of it but when I did I fell in love immediately (…..which is what I’m hoping will happen when you taste these!). It seemed like a new thing since I’d never heard of it before then, but apparently it’s from a classic German cake recipe that dates back to like the 20’s, so I guess I just don’t get out much.

All I know is that I heard the name and my brain went straight to a song called The Dark Black Forest that was on a dance dance revolution game that my siblings and I used to have for Playstation. My little brothers are major game nerds but I never really got into video gaming much when I was younger. The ones that involve dancing though, those were so much fun to me. We would play them for hours after school with our friends and see who could get the highest score. (I kinda think you have to go and listen to this song now. Just let it play as background music while you finish this post.) Omg, hearing it makes me so happy and nostalgic! I feel like the good games went out of style forever ago, but this one was a classic. Would I sound really old if I said they don’t make em like they uses to?

Speaking of things that have gone out of style, I have to ask …..did flair jeans die? I personally do not like skinny jeans, but that seems to be becoming more and more the mandatory uniform for this decade. I think it’s even worse in Chile. Seriously, you can’t walk down the street without seeing a dozen people wearing pants so tight that they might as well just paint their legs. I did almost no shopping when we lived there because of that, preferring to shop when we visited the States, but eventually I knew I was going to need something so I'm happy to be here now. I’m already not a big fan of shopping in the first place. Sorry for the total side tangent guys, I’m shutting up the babbling, I promise.

Okay, so morning buns. I have name confusion when it comes to these. When I made caramel pecan rolls a few months ago I had the hardest time deciding what to call them because in my house everyone defaults to calling them “caramel cinnamon rolls” and these are ”cherry cinnamon rolls”. I decided on ”morning buns” because it seems like “sticky buns” are usually with caramel and “rolls” are usually with cinnamon and brown sugar, but I’m still confused a little.

Some of my trusted taste-testers liked these even more than cinnamon rolls, believe it or not! I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned the fact that cinnamon rolls are kind of a huge deal in my family. My mom has made her famous rolls for years and the kiddos usually ask for them for their birthdays instead of cake. The ones who liked these more than cinnamon ones said it was because the bittersweet chocolate and tart cherries help to give it a more balanced level of sweetness, whereas cinnamon rolls tend to be over the top and wind up making you feel like you never want to eat again.

I was inspired to make these because our cherry season seemed so short last year and feel like I almost missed it and I don't want to do that again this year. If it came down to a choice I’d honestly pick berries first over cherries but I’ve really been loving cherries this year more than I remember. I think they are also the perfect thing for the weekend. I just wanted to at least make something to showcase them while it’s still summer here.

One more thing, something awesome about this recipe is if you make the dough and let it slowly rise in the fridge overnight it’s a really fast fix for breakfast and the perfect way to show how much you love someone when they wake up to them. I’m telling you, these rolls could win hearts!

As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST. And by the way, my intro post did a huge $0.21

Don't forget to check out my other recent food posts:

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6. Chocolate Chip Raspberry Filled Cupcakes (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

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10. Jalapeno Popper Bacon Cheeseburgers + Homemade Buns (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)

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