Cherry Pie Filling Recipe
This is like the canned cherry pie filling from the store but HOMEMADE! Make this cherry pie filling recipe for sweet buns, crepes, pies, cheesecake topping, etc...
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS for jarred cherries:
- 1 24oz jar of sour cherries
- 5 TBSP sugar
- 5 tsp cornstarch
- INGREDIENTS for fresh cherries:
- 2 cups sweet or sour cherries, pitted (any dark variation of cherries)
- 1 cup of cherry juice or sweetened water
- 5 TBSP sugar
- 5 tsp cornstarch
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, whisk together the juice of the cherries (reserving the cherries for later), sugar and cornstarch. Bring to a boil and simmer until thickened. Stir in the reserved cherries and continue to simmer until thickened to desired consistency.
- FOR FRESH CHERRIES: In a small saucepan whisk the juice or sweetened water, sugar and cornstarch over hi heat until thickened. Stir in cherries and simmer to desired consistency.
