This homemade cherry pie filling is wrapped in an easy to make perfectly flaky pie crust!

Grandma’s Cherry Pie

My Grandma is the one that bakes pies around here. She made this Easy Homemade Cherry Pie for you with cherries off my parents tree! I served up a slice of it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for my husband after dinner and he started singing, “Cherry Pie,” by Warrant! He’s a goof and I love him for it.

Seasonal baking is my favorite – I love how produce is predictable and I know which month to expect it in. Each of their smells, whether fresh or baked, gets me excited all summer long! If you love the smell of fresh baked pie, too, then make sure you trying make a Fresh Rhubarb Pie or Easy Apple Pie, too!

What You’ll Need to Make the Pie Crust:

• 2 cups Flour
• 3/4 cup Butter Flavored Crisco
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 tbsp Cold Water

And the Cherry Pie Filling:

• 4 cups Fresh Cherries, Pitted
• 1 cup Sugar
• 4 tbsp Cornstarch
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 3 tbsp Water

How to Make the Pie Crust

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine 2 cups flour, 3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco, and 1 tsp salt.
• Gently stir in 4 tbsp cold water.
• Divide mixture in half. Place first half on well floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Lightly place into a pie pan and gently press to form.
• Place second half of mixture on well floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Set aside.

How to Make Fresh Cherry Pie Filling

• Pit 4 cups cherries and combine 1 cup sugar, 4 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp butter, and 3 tbsp water in a medium sauce pan. Stir frequently over medium heat until thickened.
• Pour cherry pie filling into prepared pie pan over the crust.
• Place second half of rolled out dough over top of the filling. Pinch edges together and trim off excess dough.
• Put slits through top layer of crust.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
• Adjust the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 30-45 more minutes. (The pie is done when the crust starts to turn golden brown.)

More Pie Recipes:

• Fresh Rhubarb Pie
• Cherry Pie Bars
• Blueberry Pie
• Apple Pie Bars
• Easy Pumpkin Pie
• Pumpkin Pie Cake Bars
• Easy Apple Pie
• Mini Pecan Pies
• No Bake Triple Layer Pumpkin Pie
• Easy Pecan Pie
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
• S’mores Mini-Pudding Pies
• Mini-Chocolate Pudding Pies

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Easy Homemade Cherry Pie

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Easy Homemade Cherry Pie, this homemade cherry pie filling is wrapped in an easy to make perfectly flaky pie crust!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

Crust:

• 2 cups Flour
• 1 cup Butter Flavored Crisco
• 1 tsp Salt
• 3-4 tbsp Cold Water

Filling:

• 4 cups Fresh Cherries, Pitted
• 1 cup Sugar
• 4 tbsp Cornstarch
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 3 tbsp Water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine flour, Crisco, and salt. Stir in cold water.
3. Divide mixture in half. Place first half on well floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Lightly place into a pie pan and gently press to form.
4. Place second half of mixture on well floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin. Set aside.
5. Pit cherries and combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, butter, and water in a medium sauce pan. Stir frequently over medium heat until thickened.
6. Pour filling into prepared pie pan over the crust.
7. Place second half of rolled out dough over top of the filling. Pinch edges together and trim off excess dough.
8. Put slits through top layer of crust.
9. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
10. Adjust the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 30-45 more minutes. (The pie is done when the crust starts to turn golden brown.)