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Homemade Cherry Filling

May 31, 2019 by Great Grub, Delicious Treats

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Homemade Cherry Filling Recipe

This homemade cherry filling is made with fresh, juicy, sweet cherries. A perfect cherry filling that you can use to top pancakes, waffles and crepes with and it’s a delicious topping for cheesecakes, pound cakes and brownies too.

Homemade Cherry Filling

Have you been craving cherries? We sure have and with summer right around the corner, this cherry filling is also great for topping brownies as well. So many ways to use this homemade cherry filling and these are just a few. .

Homemade Cherry Filling

How To Make Homemade Cherry Filling

  • Rinse, cut cherries in half and remove the seeds and stems.
  • Place the cherries in a small sauce pan and add sugar, water and lemon juice.
  • Cook over low/medium heat and bring to a boil.
  • Let cherries boil for about 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Mix 3 tablespoons of water with corn starch and add to pan.
  • Once cherry mixture has thickened, remove from heat.
  • Serve warm over pancakes, waffles or crepes or let cool and top cheesecakes, pound cakes, brownies, etc.

Homemade Cherry Filling

Also, this homemade cherry filling is also a delicious filling for hand pies. I will be making a scrumptious cherry pie using fresh cherries and will post that recipe soon.

Homemade Cherry Filling

What is your favorite summer fruit? Fresh, juicy cherries are definitely up there as a favorite in our household.

Homemade Cherry Filling

Try This Delicious Cherry Filling Today

Homemade Cherry Filling

Here are a few more delicious dessert recipes that can be found on the blog: Triple Berry Cobbler, Chocolate Cashew Brittle, Banana Poke Cake, Caramel Apple Pecan Cobbler, Chocolate Lover’s Zucchini Cake, plus many more.

Homemade Cherry Filling

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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine American
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/4 cups fresh Bing cherries, halved, pitted
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup + 3 Tbsp water, divided
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp corn starch

Instructions
 

  • Rinse, cut cherries in half and remove seeds.
  • In a small sauce pan add cherries, sugar, water and lemon juice. Cook over low/medium heat and bring to a boil.
  • Let cherries boil for about 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Mix 3 tablespoons of water with corn starch and add to pan.
  • Once cherry mixture has thickened, remove from heat.
  • Serve warm over pancakes, waffles or crepes or let cool and top cheesecakes, brownies, etc.
Keyword Cherries, Fresh Cherries, Homemade Cherry Topping
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Enjoy, Terri

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Desserts Tagged With: Cherries, Cherry, Cherry Desserts, Fruit Topping, Fruit Topping for Waffles, Homemade

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  1. Jo Ella

    May 31, 2019 at 11:49 am

    What kind of cherries do you use?

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      May 31, 2019 at 1:02 pm

      Hi Jo Ella, Bing cherries is what I used. :)

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