Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

Looking for the best cherry pie filling recipe? You are in luck! This easy cherry pie filling takes just 5 minutes of prep and under 20 minutes of cooking. Use this cherry pie filling for making a pie, in pastries and on top of desserts!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cherry filling, cherry pie filling, homemade cherry pie filling recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Servings batch pie filling

Calories 1151kcal

Author Lauren

Ingredients

5 cups of frozen cherries thawed or fresh cherries I prefer to use a mix of sweet and tart cherries
3 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 lemon freshly squeezed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

If you are using fresh cherries, wash the cherries and remove the pits with a cherry pitter.
Add cherries and 1/4 cup water to a medium sized sauce pan on medium heat. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 5 -10 minutes, reduce heat if necessary.
Make a cornstarch slurry by mixing the cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water. Using a fork, mix well.
Add sugar and spices to cherry mixture, and stir mixture.
Next add cornstarch slurry mixing constantly.
Bring it back to a simmer; filling should thicken within a few minutes.
Add lemon juice and stir.
Continue to simmer till cherry filling has thickened. If the filling is too thick, add more water a teaspoon at a time. If the filling is too thin, add a bit more cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
Remove the hot pie filling mixture from heat and let cool before stirring.
If you are making a homemade cherry pie filling, allow the cherry filling to cool completely before putting it into an unbaked pie crust.

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