Grandma's Cherry Pie is Everyone's Favourite!
Grandma's Cherry Pie recipe is a simple, yet tried and true recipe that uses sweet frozen cherries and that will turn a novice baker into a rockstar! Homemade Cherry Pie tops the list of favorite summer fruit pies.
Servings 6
Calories 342kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups cherries sweet - frozen or fresh pitted cherries*
- 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp sugar* 1 cup sugar sour cherries
- ¼ cup corn starch
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- pie crust for a 2 crust pie bottom layer and lattice pie crust top
Instructions
- If using frozen cherries, make sure they are thawed.
- Cook cherries in a saucepan over medium heat until they start to simmer and the juice releases stirring continuously – you don’t want the cherries or sugar to burn. Remove from heat.
- In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and cornstarch together. Add the lemon juice. Pour the mixture into the hot cherries and mix thoroughly.
- Put the cherry mixture back onto low heat, bring to a simmer once more and keep cooking until the filling has thickened, again stirring often. This should take about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let it cool before using.
- Pour the cherry pie filling into your prepared pie crust, top with the second crust and crimp the edges.
- I would use a pie crust shield to keep the edges from overbrowning.
- Place the cherry pie on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes at 400F
- Reduce heat to 375F and then bake for another 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
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Notes
*Since updating this recipe I now use sweet frozen cherries as they are easier to find at the grocery store. If you do use sour cherries, increase to sugar to 1 cup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 121mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 47g
