How to Make Canned Cherry Pie Filling Taste Homemade

Who doesn’t love a slice of warm cherry pie with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream on top? It’s the perfect dessert for everyone who doesn’t have to make it. Cherry pie making is a labor of love, and sometimes you’re just not feeling up to all of the pitting, chopping and sweating over a hot stove. The solution? Jazzing up canned cherry pie filling to get all the delicious flavor without hours of work.

Learn how to make canned cherry pie filling taste better than homemade with a quick tweak or two. Just don’t tell your grandmother that you learned it from us!

Sweeten the Pie Filling

Sweetening your cherry pie filling will give it an instant flavor boost. Most prepared pie fillings tend to be very sweet but cherry pie filling is a different story. Cherries are a naturally tart fruit, and so cherry pie filling may not taste as sweet as you’d like.

For a slightly sweeter taste, opt for a cherry jelly or jam. Try adding a few spoonfuls to your prepared filling, tasting as you go. For a more intense sweet flavor, go right to the good stuff and add sugar. A tablespoon of white or brown sugar will take care of any tartness. Or try a natural sweetener and add a bit of honey or agave syrup.

Finally, sweetened condensed milk will add a rich, creamy texture to your cherry pie filling too. Stir in half a cup of sweetened condensed milk into your cherry pie filling and warm it over the stovetop. Once the mixture has come together, spoon it into your prepared pie crust and bake your pie.

Have a little extra time on your hands? Try making your own homemade cherry pie filling.

Add Spices or Extracts

A quick and simple way to give your cherry pie filling a homemade taste is to add more flavor. Use dried spices or flavor extracts to up the flavor without adding more sugar. Start with a teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract. From there, get creative with cinnamon, ginger, cloves or nutmeg.

Thicken Your Filling

There’s nothing worse than opening a jar of cherry pie filling and discovering that it is mostly syrup and not nearly enough cherries. Depending on the brand you use, your pie filling may be seriously lacking in the fruit department. Try thickening your pie filling with fresh, frozen or canned fruit. You could use cherries, of course, or try something new. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, apples or peaches all pair nicely with cherry pie filling.

Another way to thicken your pie filling is with cornstarch. Mix the cornstarch with a bit of sugar to prevent your filling from taking on a chalky taste. Or try any number of different pie thickeners like flour, arrowroot or tapioca.

Finally, can you ever have too much butter in a pie? We didn’t think so. Once you’ve poured the cherry pie filling into the pie crust, top it with small cubes of butter to give the filling a thicker, richer texture.

And when you’re done, save even more time with the best store-bought pie crust.

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Our family loves this pretty, tasty dessert. It uses convenient pie filling, so you can make it in no time—and it takes mere minutes to heat in the microwave. —Laurie Todd, Columbus, Mississippi

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