cherry pie filling

Servings: 2.3 cups
Rating: 5
Difficulty: easy
Category: dessert
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/homemade-cherry-pie-filling/
Total: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups fresh tart cherries, pitted
  • 1-1/2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

  1. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add cherries, water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; if desired.

Notes:

Editor's Note: This recipe makes enough for a 9-in. pie. To use in other dessert recipes, a 21-oz. can of commercial pie filling is equal to 2 cups.

Dough for double-crust pie

Combine 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1/2 tsp. salt; cut in 1 cup cold butter until crumbly. Gradually add 1/3 to 2/3 cup ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts:

about 1/4 cup: 120 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 77mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.