Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

== Ingredients ==
* 4 cup pitted cherries
* 1½ cup cherry juice
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 tbsp cornstarch
* ½ tsp almond extract
== Directions ==
# If frozen cherries are used, heat in saucepan just until juice flows as cherries thaw.
# Drain before cherries are warm.
# If cherries 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 cherries and extract.
# Cool.
Category:Pie Recipes