I make this Cherry Pie Filling recipe when I have a lot of cherries and I keep it in my freezer to have on standby when I am craving cherry pie. Sometimes I forget about it until winter and when I remember to use the cherry pie filling in a pie, I am instantly transported to summer again! It’s like a gift to future me!
Making this homemade cherry pie filling couldn’t be easier. I start by heating red cherries in a saucepan until they are soft and the juice bursts out of them. In a separate bowl I mix together sugar and cornstarch which I add to the cherries. Once the filling thickens, I remove the saucepan from the heat and leave the mixture to cool completely before using.
To make Cherry Pie Filling, you will need the following ingredients:
Place 4 cups of pitted cherries in a saucepan. Cover the pan and heat cherries over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes until they release their juices and start to simmer. Stir often.
In a small bowl, mix 1 cup of white sugar with ¼ cup of cornstarch until evenly combined.
Add the sugar mixture to the heated cherries in the saucepan and mix to combine.
Return the saucepan to a low heat and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the filling has thickened.
Leave the filling cool completely before using.
Use immediately as a pie filling or freeze for later use.
This Cherry Pie Filling is a great thing to have on standby in your freezer. Don’t forget to tag #CookMeRecipes if you make this pie filling.
Melts in your mouth can't wait to make some cherry filled cupcakes out of it.
Tasty and simple to make will be making it again for sure maybe for some type of cake.
Good but needed a lot more sugar added to it the cherries were slightly sour.
Cherry pie filling was delicious and fun to make thanks for sharing.
This was really good I actually ate it on it's own lol.
Mine looked a lot more like a jello great taste for sure though.
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