- prep: 30 min
- cook: 1 hr 5 min
- total: 1 hr 35 min
Summary
No, really, this is the best cherry pie EVER. Nothing hard or secret about it – it’s a classic! Notes included in the recipe for using sour OR sweet cherries.
Ingredients
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons water
- 2 teaspoons cream or milk
- 5 cups (about 28-30 ounces) pitted sweet, dark cherries - you'll start with around 2 pounds whole fruit (see note for sour pie cherries)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1-2 medium lemons)
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3/4 cup (5.75 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse, kosher salt (use 1/4 teaspoon for table salt)
- 1/3 cup (1.5 ounces) tapioca starch/flour (see note)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Double crust 9-inch pie dough (see note for recipes)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 9
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 0 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 0 g 0%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 0 mg 0%
- Calcium: 0 mg 0%
- Potassium: 0 mg 0%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 0%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 0 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq