Grandma's Sour Cherry Pie Recipe

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Grandma's Sour Cherry Pie Recipe

This is my Grandma's Sour Cherry Pie recipe. Simply the best cherry pie there is, and so easy to make with just 4 ingredients inside. We love eating it warm with ice cream on top.

Prep Time20

Cook Time50

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 270kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

double pie crust dough your favorite recipe or store bought
3 cans red tart cherries, juice drained 14.5 ounces each
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 tablespoons Minute tapioca
3 teaspoons salted butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Prepare the pie dough. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray and place one piece of rolled out dough in the pie plate. Press gently into the bottom of the pie and up the sides, then tear off any excess edges past the edge of the pie plate. double pie crust dough
In a small bowl, combine the drained cherries, sugar and tapioca. Pour this into the bottom pie shell. Dot the teaspoons of butter on top of the cherry filling. 3 cans red tart cherries, juice drained, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons Minute tapioca, 3 teaspoons salted butter
Place the other rolled out pie dough on top of the cherries (or make a lattice-top if you'd like). Fold the top dough under the bottom dough and pinch the edges together. Prick the top pie dough with a fork so steam can escape.
Bake pie for 40-50 minutes or until the crust is nicely golden brown. If desired, you can cover the edge of the pie crust with aluminum foil so it doesn't get too browned. If you do this, remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.
Allow the pie to cool on a wire rack at least 1 hour before serving. It's delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream.

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Notes

I like to sprinkle about two teaspoons of sugar on top of the unbaked pie, right before baking. I love having that little bit of sugar on top of my crust!
Place a rimmed baking sheet under the pie pan to catch any drips.
The pie sets up more as it cools, so resist slicing too soon.
Make it gluten-free by using a gluten-free pie crust.
Add a teaspoon almond extract to the filling for a bakery-style twist.
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the pie being cut into 8 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of pie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **

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