Photo: Priscilla Du Preez
sweet cherry pie
9 ingredients
openrecipes
Whoever said you can’t make a good cherry pie with sweet cherries was lying. Sure, I love a sour or tart cherry pie as much as the next cherry-lover, but when the Greenmarket only has the sweet ones, there’s no reason to run in the other direction.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
790
Calories
22g
Protein
19g
Fat
134g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 cups pitted fresh cherries (about 2 1/2 pounds unpitted)
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2/3 to 3/4 cup sugar (adjust this according to the sweetness of your cherries)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter, cut into small bits
- 1 egg, beaten with 2 tablespoons water
- Coarse sugar, for decoration
Directions
Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database.
View the full recipe at the original source →
By smittenkitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
openrecipes