How to Bake a Cherry Pie

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Last Updated: October 7, 2023

Cherry pie is both sweet and tart and is another favorite summer pie. Be sure to use "pie cherries" also known as sour cherries to bake the best tasting cherry pie. Pie cherries are usually sold canned, packed in water, in the baking aisle of your grocery store.

Ingredients

Regular Cherry Pie

Double pie crust for an 8-inch pie
16 ounces pitted red sour cherries, water pack, do not drain
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Few drops of red food coloring
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, optional

Cream Cheese Cherry Pie

1 (9 inches) graham cracker crust, prepared
1 ounce cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1 (21 ounce) can cherry filling
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
14 ounces condensed milk sweetened

Washington Cherry Pie

1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup cherry juice
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salted butter, cut in pieces and softened
2 cups pitted fresh cherries
1 pie crust for an 9-inch pie
Pastry dough for spreading pie

Toppings for Pie

Vanilla ice cream
Whipped cream
Boiled cherries
Fresh, sliced, pitted cherries
Powdered sugar
Lemon juice
Lime juice
Cocoa powder

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Regular Cherry Pie

Preheat oven to 400 °F (204 °C).
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The pie filling will be bubbling through the slits when the pie is done baking.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Cream Cheese Cherry Pie

Beat using a hand blender or whisk until mashed and fluffy.
Keep on blending until mixture starts feeling a littler watery. Finally, stir in the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Continue blending.
Add cream cheese mixture into crust and spread mixture evenly out with a rubber spatula. Have it refrigerate until it starts to set; most likely about 2-4 hours.
Add cherry filling on top and spread around with rubber spatula. Cut using a bread knife and serve with any desired toppings.

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Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Washington Cherry Pie

Add pieces of butter in pie crust.
Have it stand for about ten to fifteen minutes.
Place pastry dough on top of pie and cut any extra pieces to have the pastry fit on top.
Serve with whipped or vanilla ice cream.
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My pies are constantly bubbling over. Why?

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You might be putting too much filling in your pie or cooking it at a temperature that is too high.

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How long do you bake a cherry pie without a top crust?

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A cherry pie with no top crust can be baked for exactly the same amount of time as a pie with the top crust left on.

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How do I use dried tart cherries for a pie? Do I have to put some kind of moisture on the cherries to rehydrate them, or just use them as is?

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Put them in a pot with a little bit of water and sugar and let that come to a boil.

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Line a baking sheet with foil and place the pie plate on top of it to prevent pie filling from spilling onto oven floor.

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