Description
Delightful mini cherry pies filled with sweet and tart cherries, perfect for sharing and creating memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 package mini pie crusts
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients: Wash and pit your cherries.
- Prepare the filling: Combine cherries, sugar, lemon juice, almond extract, and cornstarch.
- Make the crust: Roll out dough and cut out rounds for mini pie tins.
- Assemble the pies: Place dough in tins and add cherry filling.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and bake for 25 minutes.
- Cool and serve: Allow to cool before serving, optionally with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Use a combination of sweet and tart cherries for best results. These pies can be frozen after baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pie
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: mini pies, cherry pie, dessert, baking, family recipe