Frozen Dark Sweet Cherry Recipes

SWEET DARK CHERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a large saucepan; stir in water until mixture is smooth. Add cherries and butter to sugar mixture and bring to a boil; cook and stir until cherry mixture is thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour cherry filling into the prepared baking dish.
• Mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into flour mixture until topping is just moistened. Drop topping by spoonfuls over cherry filling; sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over topping.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.

FROZEN CHERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese and whipped topping. Stir in pie filling. Fold oranges into cream cheese mixture. , Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Cover and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before cutting. Garnish with cherries and orange wedges if desired.

PIE FILLING FROM FROZEN SWEET CHERRIES

Steps:

• Reserve about 1/2 cup juice and mix the cornstarch in it.(4-5 tbsp, depending on how thick you like your filling)
• Mix sugar with cherries and juices and cook till bubbling.
• Stir constantly if cooking on stove stop.
• In the microwave I cook at 5 minute intervals and stir in between.
• Add the reserved juice/cornstarch mixture and stir to mix.
• Cook for about 3 minutes until thickened.
• Cool and use in your favorite pie crust.