Homemade Pie Filling

== Ingredients ==
* 4 cups fruit, cut into small pieces (suggestions, apples, cherries, berries, etc.)
* 1½ cups fruit juice
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 tbsp cornstarch
* ½ tsp almond extract (optional)
== Directions ==
# If frozen fruit is used, heat in saucepan just until juice flows as the fruit thaw.
# Drain before the fruit warms.
# If the fruit are sugared, reduce sugar in recipe to taste.
# Stir sugar and cornstarch together, add small amount of juice to make a paste.
# Stir into juice; cook, stirring until sauce thickens.
# Stir in drained fruit and extract.
# Cool.
Category:Pie Recipes