Cherry Pie Filling Recipes

HOMEMADE CHERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the cherries, water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in food coloring if desired. Yield: 4 cups. , For a lattice-crust pie: Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; add filling. Make a lattice crust; trim, seal and flute edges. Cover edges loosely with foil. , Bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Remove foil; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CHERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Place cherries into a saucepan over medium heat, and cover the pan; heat cherries until they release their juice and come to a simmer, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir often.
• In a bowl, whisk the sugar with cornstarch until smooth; pour the mixture into the hot cherries and juice, and thoroughly combine. Return to low heat, bring to a simmer, and cook until the filling has thickened, about 2 minutes; remove from heat, let cool, and use as pie filling.

CHERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Blend the sugar, salt, and tapioca together.
• Add almond extract and water.
• Cook on medium high heat until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly.
• Add lemon juice and cook an additional two minutes.
• Add the cherries to the sauce, stirring gently to keep from breaking the cherries up.
• Add enough food coloring to make the mixture a bright red.
• Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and cook for 1 minute.
• Ladle the mixture into hot, sterile jars.
• Leave 1/2 inch headspace.
• Seal the jars.
• Process in a boiling water bath for 25 minutes.
• Remove from water bath and place on kitchen towels on counter top to cool.
• When you're sure the jar is sealed, tighten the rings.
• If a jar doesn't seal properly, pour the pie filling into another sterile jar.
• Make sure the rim is clean before putting the lid on and reprocess.
• Or you could pour the pie filling into a freezer container and put in your freezer.

FRESH CHERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl; mix slurry until very few lumps remain.
• Pour slurry into a saucepan. Stir in cherries and sugar. Cook over medium heat, covered, until mixture is desired thickness, 15 to 20 minutes.

3-INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE CHERRY DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread pie filling in baking dish.
• Top with dry cake mix; gently shake pan to distribute evenly.
• Pour melted butter over top, tilting pan to cover as much of top with butter as possible.
• Bake 42 to 45 minutes or until mostly dry on top and bubbly around edges. Cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with whipped topping or ice cream.