Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

Name: Homemade Cherry Pie Filling
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Ingredients: 4 cups pitted sweet cherries; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (or to taste); ½ cup water; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; ½ teaspoon pure almond extract (or to taste); 5 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons water (or cherry juice after simmering); ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total: 85 minutes

Servings: 3.5

Author : Renee Goerger

Ingredients

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4 cups pitted sweet cherries2 tablespoons granulated sugar (or to taste)½ cup water1 teaspoon lemon juice½ teaspoon pure almond extract (or to taste)5 tablespoons cornstarch2 tablespoons water (or cherry juice after simmering)⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

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Instructions

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Step 1

Add the pitted cherries and ½ cup of water into a heavy bottom saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the mixture starts to simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add the sugar, lemon juice, and salt to the cherries in the saucepan and cook, stirring frequently for an additional 5 minutes.

Step 3

In a small bowl whisk together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of the hot cherry liquid (or water). Add the cornstarch mixture to the saucepan continually stir until the mixture thickens. *Note - As the pie filling cools it will continue thickening.

Step 4

Once thickened, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the almond extract. Allow the pie filling to cool completely before using, or storing.