Stoneridge Orchards Review

Stoneridge Orchards: Review and Giveaway

As any regular readers will know I love companies that have a unique backstory and original origins. Let’s travel back to 1960’s in Central Washington and the modern homesteading lottery. What this Homesteading Lottery did was to hold a lottery and chose “winners”. The “winners” of this lottery won 160 acres of land in Central Washington. As luck would have it, in 1962 a gentleman by the name of Karl Dorsing had not only entered this lottery but won. This win allowed him to move himself and his family to Royal City Washington.

Today those 160 acres are what is known as Royal Ridge Fruits. The fertile high desert region of Central Washington was the perfect environment to grow their all natural organic cherries, blueberries, raspberries, apple and pears. In 2010 this 3rd generational family owned and managed company created Stoneridge Orchards. Stoneridge Orchards was created for use as a consumer brand. With the creation of a consumer brand came the addition of a berry mix, dried peaches slices as well as Greek Yogurt covered fruits and Dark Chocolate covered fruits.

Stoneridge Orchards was kind enough to send us an assortment of their dried fruits and chocolate covered fruits for consideration of a review.

Each of these items was received, tried and my opinion is below:

Cranberries: I am a fan of cranberries, and I love to make cranberry bread during the winter holidays. These were used in a granola mix and they were so good. These are whole cranberries that have been dried and were sweet and tangy. The ingredient list is as simple as the products itself and includes cane sugar to sweeten and sunflower oil as well as the cranberries.

Chili Lime Cherries: If I am being honest I am generally not a whole cherry fan – there is something about cherries that have never been particularly appealing to me. That being said, I love Tajin Fruit and Snack Seasoning, and we use it on almost all fruit in our house – it adds a nice punch to otherwise plain fruit. Now despite my natural aversion to cherries these were hearty, despite my dislike for cherries, I loved the seasoning.

Whole Dried Strawberries: We are strawberry fans in our house – we have strawberries with homemade whipped cream at least 3 times a week so we were excited to try a dried version. The first thing I will share is that when you look at these, there is no doubt that they are strawberries. These are whole dried strawberries, and they are really good. I have a couple lingering questions about their use such as if we can soak them and “re-hydrate” them for a macerated strawberry treat. I plan to purchase these again!

Blueberries in Dark Chocolate complete Blueberries dipped in Dark Chocolate: Anybody who knows Jason and I know how our love of Dark Chocolate runs deep. The health benefits of blueberries are well known and something that we like to have as a easy snack. Honestly, you can slather dark chocolate on just about anything and we will enjoy it immensely. These were very tasty, especially after we froze them!

Montmorency Cherries dipped in Dark Chocolate: Again, the dark chocolate and despite them covering cherries they were really good. I decided to freeze them and this made them crunchy and cool. If you are a fan of cherries and dark chocolate I would HIGHLY recommend these.

Whole Dried Blueberries: I was really looking forward to trying these as I love blueberries, and I was actually really disappointed. Despite our excitement, Jason and I were disappointed in the overall flavor. When we ate them there was almost a wine flavored after taste, and being that we are not wine drinkers we did not enjoy them. That being said, I imagine you could add them to pancakes, a bread or even add some to a blender for a fruit smoothie and mask the after taste.

Montmorency Cherries: Let me first say that Stoneridge Orchards is the number 1 producer of Montmorency Cherries on the West Coast. These are whole dried tart cherries that are pitted for us (despite this, be careful when eating these, pit parts can still be included). If I was a bigger fan of cherries, i think I would have loved these!.

Whole Dried Berry Mix: This is right up our alley – we love assortments! This mix includes cranberries, cherries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. The package has a nice combination of all the berries and I never felt like I was getting more over another one. This is something that we will be purchasing again, as it is an almost perfect snack!

Overall I liked the fruits, especially the chocolate covered fruits. This is a simple, clean snack that kids, adults and everyone in between can enjoy. I love that the company has a simple beginning and they have carried that simplicity to their products.

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Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of Stoneridge Orchards/Royal Ridge Fruits. This post may have affiliate links but this in no way will influence the review to follow and all opinions are my own.

GIVEAWAY: Stoneridge Orchards/Royal Ridge Fruits is offering a prize trio to my readers! (1) lucky winner will be selected at random to win 1 – 5oz pack each of Montmorency Cherries, Chili Lime Cherries and Dark Chocolate Cherries! Open to residents in the US only. I will be randomly choosing 1 person on January 25th (1/25/2016) to receive this awesome pack of my fruits!! To enter complete the entries below! Winner will be notified by DealsAmongUs by email and prize will be fulfilled by Stoneridge Orchards. Remember you have 48 hours to claim prize, or I will choose another winner. GOOD LUCK!!!

Win a trio of Dried Fruit from Stoneridge Orchards!

77 thoughts on “Stoneridge Orchards Review”

Janet Padilla December 28, 2015 at

Yummy! They all sound and look good to me. I love dried fruit and I like to use them in baking, trial mix, yogurt, and oatmeal. The Stoneridge orchards chili lime sound mouthwatering.
Jason Henberger December 28, 2015 at

We definitely enjoyed these, I know we will be buying at least 1 or 2 of these in the future. Loved adding them to my granola!
Angela Saver December 28, 2015 at

My favorite dried fruit is dried apricots!
Cheryl December 29, 2015 at

My favorite dried fruit is Montmorency Cherries.
syl December 29, 2015 at

blueberries
Chelsea December 29, 2015 at

I love dried pineapples!
Cassie Hayes December 29, 2015 at

My favorite dried fruit and daughters is cherries. We had a favorite brand and now we can’t find them. We tried this brand and they are delicious.
Dana Rodriguez December 29, 2015 at

These all look good.I especially love cranberries!
amy guillaume linderman December 29, 2015 at

i love dried blueberries in yogurt and cereal
Ann Fantom December 29, 2015 at

I like dried mangos
Rae C. December 29, 2015 at

My favorite dried fruit is cherries.
jenny stratton December 29, 2015 at

I love dried strawberries.
Cynthia C December 30, 2015 at

I like dried apricots.
Cheryl B December 30, 2015 at

I love dried cherries.
Peter G December 30, 2015 at

I think maybe banana or apricots.
jberry December 30, 2015 at

I prefer dried cranberries, in cereal & yogurt.
Holden Humphreys December 30, 2015 at

I like dried mango, but even simple raisins are great.
DailyWoman (Lacey) December 30, 2015 at

Apples are my favorite.
Elizabeth E December 31, 2015 at

Favorite dried fruit is PRUNES, BABY!
Char December 31, 2015 at

I love bananas, yummy! Thank you SO much!
chris z December 31, 2015 at

i like dried cherries
Shannon Weel December 31, 2015 at

I loved dried apricots, especially with brie cheese. Thank you for the lovely giveaway.
Elizabeth Dowell December 31, 2015 at

Apples
Rae C. December 31, 2015 at

I like dried cherries the best.
Darlene Carbajal December 31, 2015 at

I like dried mangos or apricots.
LaTanya December 31, 2015 at

I like apples
amy tolley December 31, 2015 at

i love dried pineapples and apricots
Tina G. December 31, 2015 at

I absolutely love dried cranberries!!
Jaime Love January 1, 2016 at

I love dried pineapple!
bess b January 1, 2016 at

love dried fruits
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Rosie January 1, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit used to be apricots, until I tried dried cherries. Luv!
Julie Bickham January 1, 2016 at

Dried apples are my favorite.
Margaret January 2, 2016 at

dried cherries!
Kristen January 2, 2016 at

My favorite is dried cranberries.
Audrey Okaneko January 3, 2016 at

Dried apricots are my favorite.
Steph January 3, 2016 at

I love dry pineapple
john hutchens January 3, 2016 at

Dried figs are my favorite dried fruit
Yesenia Salgado January 3, 2016 at

Dried strawberries are my favorites!
AnnJ January 4, 2016 at

It’s actually cherries, but I don’t see them around often.
Mary Gardner January 5, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is bananas.
Serena Powell January 5, 2016 at

Cranberries are my favorite dried fruits.
Rajee January 5, 2016 at

blueberries
sherry butcher January 6, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is dried cherries esp with Dark Chocolate!
Laurie Nykaza January 7, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is dried apricots we just love them
Rebecca January 8, 2016 at

I really love dried apples! I am also very fond of dried bananas.
Jennifer Reed January 8, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is cranberries but I also love apricots and cherries.
clynsg January 10, 2016 at

Apricots are my favorite dried fruit.
Maria Sarmento January 11, 2016 at

I really love apples and strawberries!!!
Laura Welsh January 12, 2016 at

Apples
wen budro January 14, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruits are pineapple and apricots….yum.
david paremske January 18, 2016 at

Dried pineapple!
cyndi br January 19, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is bananas
Amy Z. January 22, 2016 at

I love dried mango!
Stephanie Larison January 23, 2016 at

Bananas are my favorite dried fruit.
Laura January 24, 2016 at

Love dried cherries!
Elizabeth H. January 24, 2016 at

Apples are my favorite dried fruit.
Nancy January 24, 2016 at

These all look so wonderful. My favorite has to be dried sweet cherries.
Anne Marie Carter January 24, 2016 at

I like all dried fruits but, my favorites are blueberries and cherries.
tina reynolds January 24, 2016 at

I like dried pineapples
Michelle S. January 24, 2016 at

I like dried apricots the best.
Sarah Cool January 24, 2016 at

I love dried peaches
Tracy Shafer January 25, 2016 at

I love dried apricots and cranberries
Linda Bradshaw January 25, 2016 at

I love them all!! I think my favorite would be cranberries but i really love them all.
gala January 25, 2016 at

I love apricots, sour cherries and dates
Betty C January 25, 2016 at

I love dried apricots and peaches.
jules m. January 25, 2016 at

dried cherries are delicious!! i also love dried mangoes
Annette Abrahamson January 25, 2016 at

I really like the dried cherries
Brandon Sparks January 25, 2016 at

Cherries are the best.
Jessica January 25, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is cranberries.
Amy Deeter January 25, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is bananas.Yummy !
Candie L January 25, 2016 at

I really like dried pineapples. Thank you
Cheryl Reinhardt January 25, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is pineapple
Rosanne January 25, 2016 at

I like dried pineapple
Laurie Emerson January 25, 2016 at

My favorite dried fruit is Apricots.
Jennifer H. January 25, 2016 at

I liked dried mangos.
John H. January 25, 2016 at

I like dried cranberries.

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