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November 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

Mom’s Cherry Pie



 

Mom's Cherry Pie 2I LOVE cherry pie, especially my Mom’s Cherry Pie! It is SOOOO good! She uses red tart cherries, and it is perfection with a little scoop of vanilla ice cream on top! YUM!

I made a few pies yesterday for Thanksgiving, and I just had to share this recipe with you.  Cherry pie lovers, unite!

Mom's Cherry Pie

Other Recipes from Mom

  • Mom’s Bester Dinner Rolls
  • Classic Meatloaf
  • Mom’s Best Peanut Brittle Recipe
  • Sunday Pot Roast
  • Homemade Ranch Dressing
  • Mom’s Baked Soda Cracker Chicken

The cherries can be a little difficult to find. They are usually in the canned fruit section of the grocery store instead of the pie filling area of the grocery store. I was really happy to see that they carry them seasonally at Aldi now. These are the cherries that make this pie so amazing!

Pitted Red Tart Cherries

how to make mom’s cherry pie

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a saucepan, combine half of the sugar and corn starch.
  • Next, add cherry juice and stir constantly over medium heat until it becomes thick and bubbly.
  • Remove from heat and add remaining sugar, food coloring, and almond extract. Mix well.
  • Pour filling into the bottom of the pie crust.
  • Don’t forget to dollop the butter on the top of the filling before you seal on the top crust.

Butter Dollops on Cherry Filling

  • Add top crust, seal, and crimp edges. Put a few slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes. I cover the edges with foil to prevent them from getting too dark.
  • Cool pie several hours to allow filling to thicken before slicing.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipping cream.
  • Enjoy!

Mom's Cherry Pie

Tips for making Mom’s Cherry Pie
  • Instead of making your own pie crust, buy frozen pie crusts to make this pie come together faster.
  • My pie tins are small, so I don’t double the filling. If you have large or deep dish pie tins, you will definitely want to double it.
  • You can leave the food coloring out of the recipe. The filling will not be as bright red if you do.
  • Don’t forget to dollop the butter on the top of the filling before you seal on the top crust.
  • If you can’t find the canned Oregon pitted red tart cherries, another brand of pitted red tart cherries will work fine in this recipe.
  • Cover the edges of the pie with aluminium foil or a pie shield while baking, so that the crust does not get too brown.
  • You can warm each slice in microwave for 20 seconds when serving if you prefer warm cherry pie.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream or homemade whipping cream.

baker’s tools:

  • Pie Dish
  • Can Opener
  • Saucepan
  • Wooden Spoon
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Pie Shield

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Mom's Cherry Pie
 
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The cherries can be difficult to find. I found them in the canned fruit section at my grocery store. I put a picture above in the post.
Author: Back of Cherry Can
Recipe type: Pie
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 (15 ounce) can Red Tart Cherries, drained, reserve juice
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp cherry juice
  • 1½ tbsp corn starch
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ⅛ tsp red food coloring
  • ⅛ tsp almond extract
  • Dough for a 2-crust pie
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a saucepan, combine half of the sugar and corn starch.
  3. Next, add cherry juice and stir constantly over medium heat until it becomes thick and bubbly.
  4. Remove from heat and add remaining sugar, food coloring, and almond extract. Mix well.
  5. Pour filling into the bottom of the pie crust. Dot small pieces of butter on top of the filling before adding top crust.
  6. Add top crust, seal, and crimp edges. Put a few slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
  7. Bake for 45-55 minutes. I cover the edges with foil to prevent them from getting too dark.
  8. Cool pie several hours to allow filling to thicken before slicing.
  9. You can warm each slice in microwave for 20 seconds when serving if you prefer warm pie.
  10. Serve with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipping cream.
  11. Enjoy!
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