Perfect Sour Cherry Pie

Name: Perfect Sour Cherry Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 2 pies
Ingredients: 2 (15 ounce) packages double crust ready-to-use pie crust; 2 pounds sour cherries, pitted; 1 cup white sugar; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 3 ½ tablespoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon butter; ¼ teaspoon almond extract

10 Ratings
10 Reviews
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A sweet filling perfect for summer. Definitely invest in a cherry pitter for this one!

By jmd5102

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Recipe Summary

prep:

25 mins

cook:

50 mins

additional:

10 mins

total:

1 hr 25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

2 pies

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 16 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 (15 ounce) packages double crust ready-to-use pie crust
2 pounds sour cherries, pitted
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
¼ teaspoon almond extract

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press the bottom pie crusts into 2 pie pans.

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Step 2
Combine cherries, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Let sit until sugar begins to draw out the cherries' juices, about 10 minutes. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Lower the heat; simmer until the juices thicken and become translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter and almond extract until well mixed. Pour into the bottom half of the pie shells. Cover with top crusts, crimp the edges to seal, and cut vents into the top with a sharp knife.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes.

Cook's Notes:

You can do like me and recruit your significant other to do the cherry pitting for you. This process is a whole lot easier with a cherry pitter. In fact, don't do it without.

You can make your own pie crust instead of using a prepared crust.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

342 calories; protein 3.6g; carbohydrates 44.8g; fat 17.1g; cholesterol 1.9mg; sodium 260mg. Full Nutrition

Reggie

12/27/2021

This is a great recipe!! Common ingredients, easy to follow and always have great results. This will forever be my cherry pie recipe.

Lori Short

12/28/2018

I followed the directions exactly and the pie was so sour and tasted earthy. Maybe it was the cherries.

10 Ratings

5 star values: 9
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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Georgia Freas

06/20/2021

best cherry pie we ever ate!!!i only had one pkg of pie crust....Pillsbury pie crust I found to be excellent... SOMI MADE DEEP DISH WITH THE 2 CRUSTS I HAD. I BAKED ACCORDING TO RECIPE AND IT TURND OUT perfectly.. I forgot to take a pic before we started eating!

Reggie

12/27/2021

This is a great recipe!! Common ingredients, easy to follow and always have great results. This will forever be my cherry pie recipe.

Kelly Vossen

11/21/2019

Almost the pie I have been yearning for, I will attribute it to user error, or sentimentality, a lady who is now in Heaven, made the best cherry pie!!! I have wanted to duplicate it an this is the closest I have ever gotten! will make again! I used Northstar Cherries, that I picked. Too sour to eat and I cut the sugar a little as I wanted it tart.

dh CL

08/26/2018

Made it for the first time, 2 pies. Took one over to daughters for dinner. All loved it especially the grandkids! I got the cherries from my neighbour, just over 6 pounds! So I just made 4 more pies :-)

Mallinda

07/29/2020

Absolutely delicious! I rarely can get sour cherries but when I do there is nothing I want more than a wonderful cherry pie, and this met all my expectations.

Marion Zaro

07/06/2018

Yes, very good, didn't have almond extract ,I uses van. In my crust I added 2tsp. Sugar, 1/2 lemon juice

Lori Short