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Delicious Cherry Pie Dessert: 8 Steps to Perfection

Cherry Pie Dessert
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This Homemade Cherry Pie recipe delivers a flaky crust filled with sweet-tart cherry filling made from fresh or canned cherries. Perfect for any season and easy enough for beginners.

Ingredients

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  • 1.5 lbs fresh, sour cherries or three (14.5 oz) cans sour cherries
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Homemade pie crust (makes 2 crusts: one for the bottom and one for the top)
  • 1 large egg white, beaten with a fork
  • Granulated sugar, for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  1. If using fresh cherries: Pit and halve the cherries. Combine them with sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until juices release.
  2. Use a slotted spoon to remove cherries. Stir cornstarch into a portion of the sauce until dissolved, then return to pot and cook until thickened. Pour over cherries and cool.
  3. If using canned cherries: Drain cherries, reserving 1/3 cup juice. Stir cornstarch into the reserved juice. Heat remaining juice and sugar to a boil, add cornstarch mixture, cook until thickened. Add butter, lemon juice, and cherries. Cool completely.
  4. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Roll out one pie crust and place into a 9” pie dish.
  5. Spoon the cherry filling into the crust and sprinkle with cinnamon. Dot with butter if using fresh cherries.
  6. Roll out second crust and cut into strips for lattice or use whole. Assemble top crust. Crimp edges and brush with egg white. Sprinkle with sugar.
  7. Bake for 40–45 minutes, checking at 25 minutes to tent with foil if browning too quickly.
  8. Cool for at least 3–4 hours before slicing and serving.

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