Cherry Pie Filling

Name: Cherry Pie Filling
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: sour cherries; sugar; cornstarch; salt; almond extract

Home-made cherry pie filling. Easy to make and no need for a can opener!

6 servings

3 min

17 min

20 min

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
4	cups	sour cherries fresh or frozen	*
1	cup	sugar	*
4	tablespoons	cornstarch	*
⅛	teaspoon	salt	*
¼	teaspoon	almond extract	*

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
946	ml	sour cherries fresh or frozen	*
237	ml	sugar	*
6E+1	ml	cornstarch	*
0.6	ml	salt	*
1.3	ml	almond extract	*

Heat fresh cherries in a saucepan over medium heat, covered. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl.

Remove cherries from the heat. Whisk in the sugar and cornstarch.

Return to the heat and, cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from the heat, stir in almond extract and cool. Use for cherry tarts, pie or other recipe the same as canned pie filling.

* not incl. in nutrient facts