A Jerry James Stone Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ยผ cup cornstarch
- 4 cup sour cherries, pitted
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cup sugar and ยผ cup cornstarch. Set aside.
- Best to store opened packages of cornstarch in a cool, dry place. Stored properly, it will keep indefinitely. Same for sugar.
- Add 4 cups cherries to a saucepan over medium-low heat and cover the pan. Cook cherries until they begin to release their juice and come to a low simmer, about 10 minutes. Stir often and do not let them burn.
- Pour sugar mixture into the cherries and juice, mixing as you add it. Bring the mixture back to a simmer and cook until the filling begins to thicken. About 2 minutes or up to 5 minutes for a thicker cherry pie filling.
- Fresh cherries will keep for up to 10 days in the fridge and 6 months in the freezer. Removing the stems and pits is ideal before freezing but not required.
- Let cool and use as pie filling. This is also great over ice cream. The pie filling will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for about 3 days or in the freezer for about 4 months.
- Enjoy!