Fresh Cherry Pie Filling

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

Fresh sour cherries are simmered with water, sugar, and cornstarch in this quick and easy pie filling recipe you can make from scratch.

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups pitted fresh sour cherries
1/2 cup white sugar

Directions

1 Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl; mix slurry until very few lumps remain.
2 Pour slurry into a saucepan. Stir in cherries and sugar. Cook over medium heat, covered, until mixture is desired thickness, 15 to 20 minutes.