mrsC Recipe − Cherry Pie Filling

A homemade cherry pie filling! You can use fresh or frozen tart cherries.

Ingredients

• 4 cups pitted tart red cherries
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ cup cornstarch

Cooking Directions

1. Place cherries into a saucepan over medium heat, and cover the pan; heat cherries until they release their juice and come to a simmer, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir often.
2. In a bowl, whisk the sugar with cornstarch until smooth; pour the mixture into the hot cherries and juice, and thoroughly combine. Return to low heat, bring to a simmer, and cook until the filling has thickened, about 2 minutes; remove from heat, let cool, and use as pie filling.

Nutrition Facts

• calories218.9
• carbohydrateContent54.2 g
• fatContent0.9 g
• fiberContent2.3 g
• proteinContent1.2 g
• saturatedFatContent0.2 g
• sodiumContent0.5 mg
• sugarContent47.1 g