Make this tasty, homemade
cherry pie filling to use now or store in freezer bags for convenient
use later.
Homemade
Cherry Pie Filling
- 4 cups cherries, rinsed,
stemmed and pitted
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Combine cherries, sugar
and lemon juice in a mixing bowl, stir and let sit for at least
6 hours, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Drain off and
reserve cherry syrup.
- Combine a small amount
of syrup to cornstarch to make a paste, then whisk cornstarch
paste back into syrup. Pour mixture into a saucepan and cook
over medium heat, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Stir in
the drained cherries and almond extract.
- Cool and freeze in heavy
freezer bags.
Makes about 5 cups.
Recipe is
the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.
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