Grandma’s Cherry Pie

Grandma’s Cherry Pie makes everyone smile! Thousands have baked this simple cherry pie recipe and you can too!

We’ll take you through it step by step and have two great videos, one for the cherry pie filling, and one video for making perfect flaky pie crust.

Sound good?

The flaky pie crust is an all butter pie crust it’s just so delicious and bakes up perfectly every time.  I’ve also included a step by step video to help you with the pie crust! 

Our cherry pie recipe is so popular during the holidays too.  Folks love to serve this amazing juicy pie at Thanksgiving and it’s just the best Christmas Pie ever!

Another popular Holiday Pie is our Razzleberry Pie recipe.  You’ll love the flavors from the triple berry pie filling!

This post was originally published on July 29, 2016 and updated on April 29, 2018. 

You will need:  frozen cherries (sweet or sour), white sugar, corn starch, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, and all purpose flour.

A Cherry Pie Recipe inspired by Grandma!

Cherry Pie and summer go together like bees and honey!  Am I right?  The sweet juicy goodness of cherries smothered in a buttery flaky pie crust, well I don’t think there is anything that tastes sweeter.

My Grandma was a wonderful pie baker.  Feeding the farm hands was a lot of work, and she perfected her pie crust and baking skills until they were an art form.

Fruit pies that just melted in your mouth, is one of my fondest memories.

Cherry Pie was my Dad’s absolute favourite and Grandma always had a fresh cherry pie made when she knew we were coming for a visit!

Turns out my sweetie Mark loves cherry pie too!  So I try to make it often.  There’s nothing better than a cherry pie warm from the oven, with a scoop of ice cream running down the sides.  Hungry?  Me too!

This Cherry Pie recipe is so popular it’s been featured at Ice Cream Inspiration as part of their weekly meal plan series! And also over at Operation 40K as part of a Cherry Pie Roundup! 🙂

Cherries are everywhere in the grocery stores and markets just about all year long and we eat them at home just like peanuts.

But when I’m ready to bake a pie, I want the easiest way possible, so I use fresh frozen cherries.

Making your cherry pie filling is the main part of this recipe, so we want the best ingredients possible!

Ingredients you will need to make your cherry pie:

You will need:  frozen cherries (sweet or sour), white sugar, corn starch, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, and all purpose flour.

Now let’s discuss the elephant in the room.  What’s that you say?

Most people I talk to are really intimidated when it comes to making pies.  But you really don’t have to be!

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It’s kind of like building in layers.  Not quite as easy as some cakes, but not as difficult as others!

Once you have the pie crust made, and it’s chilling in the fridge you can turn your attention to making that yummy filling.

And take a little time.  Homemaking Arts are making a comeback, but we must acknowledge they can’t be multi-tasked.

That’s what Simple Living is all about right?  Being mindful of the task at hand.  Like feeling the pastry dough as you work it with your hands, and the rolling pin.

So let’s get started!

TIPS TO MAKE THE BEST CHERRY PIE

1. You will need pastry dough for a two crust pie.  You can get my Insanely Easy Pie crust recipe here.
2. Follow the instructions carefully. 
3. Watch the pie crust video first to get some practice.  Mix the dough, let it chill and then roll it out.  Pie crust loves to be cold!
4. We use frozen cherries – sour or sweet & give the sugar adjustment below in the recipe card.
5. Let the pie filling cool just a bit before you pour it into the pie shell.
6. Bake your pie in the bottom third of the oven, and make sure you place a sheet of aluminum foil, or tray on the very bottom to catch any spills!
7. Be sure you bake your pie long enough. Baking fruit pies isn’t hard, but there are some important tips to follow to avoid the dreaded soggy bottom!
8. The filling should bubble up and to keep it from running over, use a Pie Bird.

 

This is the cherry pie recipe my Grandma used. I can still smell a freshly baked pie right from the oven.  That sweet and tangy cherry aroma, combined with the buttery pie crust!

Notes & FAQs to help you make the best cherry pie ever!

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST CHERRY PIE

Everything you need to make a sweet, delicious cherry pie from scratch is right here.

This is an old fashioned cherry pie recipe and a classic, passed down from my Grandma to me, and now from me to you!  I’m so happy that you’re here, and that you are thinking of making this amazing pie for your family.

Cherry Pie is right up there alongside Pumpkin Pie when it comes to the holidays.

We love our pie with ice cream, but whipped cream will do just as well.  My advice though?  Double the batch, and bake two pies.  Just wrap one up and pop it in the freezer until the next time.

xo, Judy

 

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