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President’s Birthday Cherry Pie

A classic Cherry Pie recipe great any time of the year.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 128kcal
Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

Ingredients (Deep Dish version):

  • 3 cans (16 ounces/can; about 3 cups)* pitted tart/pie cherries
  • ½ cup liquid from drained cherries**
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons arrowroot starch or cornstarch
  • Heaping ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 plus 1/16 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon butter cut into very small pieces to dot on pie
  • Pastry for double crust 9 inch deep dish pie (gluten free or regular)

Ingredients (Standard Pie):

  • 2 cans (16 ounces/can)* pitted tart/pie cherries
  • 1/3 cup liquid from drained cherries**
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons arrowroot starch or cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon butter , cut into very small pieces to dot on pie
  • Pastry for double crust 9 inch regular pie (gluten free or regular)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Drain cherries reserving ½ cup liquid for a deep dish pie or 1/3 cup liquid for regular pie. Place both cherries and liquid into a large saucepan.
  • Stir in granulated sugar, brown sugar, arrowroot or cornstarch, cinnamon and almond extract. Cook over medium-low heat until sugar is fully dissolved. Simmer for an additional minute and set aside.
  • Prepare the pastry crust fitting one crust into the pie pan. Roll out the second crust and cut into ½ inch wide strips.
  • Pour cherry mixture into pie crust, dot with butter and weave pastry strips on top of the filling.
  • Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes until pie is brown and bubbly.
  • Cool completely (if you can wait!) and serve.

Notes

*should you wish to use frozen pie cherries use the same volume thawed.
**if using frozen thawed cherries add the required volume of diluted cherry juice as a replacement for the liquid from canned, drained cherries.

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.1mg