Best 7 Tart Cherry Pie Recipes

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Experience the delightful fusion of sweet and tangy flavors with a homemade tart cherry pie! This classic dessert combines the goodness of plump, juicy tart cherries with a buttery, flaky crust. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or simply craving a comforting treat, indulge in the vibrant colors and tantalizing taste of a tart cherry pie. With its versatility, this delectable pie can be enjoyed warm or chilled, accompanied by a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for an extra touch of indulgence. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey to create a masterpiece that will leave your taste buds dancing with joy.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

TART CHERRY LATTICE PIE



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Whenever my mom is invited to a party or potluck, everyone requests her homemade double-crust fruit pies. In the summer, she uses fresh tart cherries for this recipe. I love a slice topped with vanilla ice cream. -Pamela Eaton, Monclova, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1-1/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries, thawed and drained
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour; stir in cherries and extract. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of the pastry dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate. Add filling; dot with butter., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1-1/2-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom pastry; flute edge. Cover edge loosely with foil., Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 40-50 minutes. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 561 calories, Fat 26g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 338mg sodium, Carbohydrate 78g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

PEAR AND TART-CHERRY PIE



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This pie is a winner at any holiday meal.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups dried tart cherries
4 pounds firm pears, (about 7), peeled and cored
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, (2 lemons)
1 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Pate Brisee for Pear and Tart-Cherry Pie
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place cherries in small bowl, cover with 1 cup hot water. Let stand until cherries have softened, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, thinly slice pears. Transfer pears to a large bowl, and toss with lemon juice. Drain cherries; add to pears along with sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Toss; set aside.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out one pate brisee round to 1/8 inch thick. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie pan. Fill pie bottom with reserved cherry-pear filling, and dot with butter.
  • Reflour surface, and roll out remaining piece of dough to 1/8 inch thick; place on top of filled pie shell. Crimp top and bottom edges together; cut slits across top of dough. Sprinkle the top of the pie with sugar. Bake until the crust is golden and baked through, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

APPLE AND TART CHERRY PIE



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Categories     Fruit     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Apple     Cherry     Fall     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

3/4 cup sugar
4 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
3 to 3 1/4 pounds large Granny Smith or Pippin apples (about 6), peeled. quartered, cored, sliced crosswise
3/4 cup dried tart cherries
1/4 cup cherry preserves
2 Easy Pastry Dough disks
1 egg, beaten to blend (for glaze)

Steps:

  • Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Stir first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Mix in apples, dried cherries and preserves.
  • Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Brush inside and top edge of crust with glaze. Spoon filling into crust. Roll out second dough disk on floured surface to 13-inch round. Cut out small hole from center. Arrange dough over filling. Seal top crust to bottom crust at edge. Trim double overhang to 3/4 inch. Fold under, crimp edge. Brush crust (except edge) with glaze.
  • Place pie on baking sheet. Bake until apples are tender; cover crust with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Store at room temperature.)

PATE BRISEE FOR PEAR AND TART-CHERRY PIE



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This simple recipe is an ideal base for many pies and tarts, sweet or savory.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes enough for one double-crust 9-inch pie, one 9-inch lattice-topped tart, or two 9-inch pies

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup chilled (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 to 6 tablespoons ice water

Steps:

  • Make sure all your ingredients are thoroughly chilled before you begin. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl, and stir to combine.
  • With a pastry blender or two knives, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture by pressing down quickly, using as few strokes as possible. You may leave a few pea-size pieces. Add 4 tablespoons water. Gather the dough and gently press into a ball. It should come together loosely; if not, add water 1 tablespoon at a time. Divide dough in half; place each on plastic wrap. Flatten into disks. Wrap tightly; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
  • Remove disks from refrigerator. On a lightly floured surface, press rolling pin gently all over dough to flatten it slightly. Working from the center to the edge in all directions, roll out dough into a round about 3 inches larger than the pie plate.
  • Wrap the dough around the rolling pin; lift and center it over the pie plate. Gently unroll the dough over the plate, leaving an even amount of overhang around the perimeter. Baking time depends on individual recipes.

TART CHERRY LATTICE PIE



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Cherry is one of my favorite pies and I'm always looking for new ones to try. I found this one in Taste of Home.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories     Pie

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups fresh pitted unsweetened tart red cherries or 4 cups unsweetened frozen pitted tart cherries, thawed and drained
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 (9 inch) pastry for double-crust pie
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • In large bowl, combine sugar and flour; stir in cherries and extract.
  • Line a 9-inch pie plate with bottom pastry, trim to 1 inch beyond edge of plate.
  • Pour filling into crust.
  • Dot with butter.
  • Roll out remaining pastry; make a lattice crust.
  • Seal and flute edges.
  • With pastry brush, brush milk on top crust; sprinkle crust with sugar.
  • Cover edges loosely with foil.
  • Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 375 degrees F.
  • Remove foil; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
  • Cool on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 605.1, Fat 25.2, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 10.5, Sodium 354.9, Carbohydrate 91.8, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 56, Protein 5.6

TART CHERRY PIE



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"My aunt and I are diabetic," remarks Bonnie Johnson of DeKalb, Illinois. "We both enjoy this yummy, fruity pie...and our friends even request this dessert when they come to visit."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 15m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) pitted tart cherries
1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free cherry gelatin
Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar
1 pie crust (9 inches), baked

Steps:

  • Drain cherries, reserving juice; set cherries aside. In a large saucepan, combine cherry juice and dry pudding mix. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and is thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin powder and sweetener until dissolved. Stir in cherries; transfer to pie crust. Cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 162mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

SWEET AND TART CHERRY PIE



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This is a little tart, and so very good. Prep time does not include any resting or cooling time for the filling or pie.

Provided by PrincessPage

Categories     Pie

Time 31m

Yield 1 pie, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, i use Baking Spice Mix
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
15 ounces tart cherries, pitted packed in water
16 ounces sweet cherries, I used frozen
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, or
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pie double crust pie crust
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon sugar, for topping the crust

Steps:

  • Ready pie shell and let it relax while making filling.
  • strain can of tart cherries, reserving liquid.
  • mix all cherries together, set aside
  • NOTE: it would not accept baking spice in the ingredient list, so I put pumpkin pie spice as it is the closest. The baking spice I use is 326104. Otherwise, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp each cloves, nutmeg, ginger, 1/4 tsp each cardamon and allspice - to the best of your pantry's ability.
  • in a large saucepan cook over medium heat the reserved liquid, cornstarch, salt, spices and sugar. Cook until thick and bubbly. Stirring constantly.
  • Stir in berries, until mixed. Add the almond or vanilla extract.
  • Cool to room temperature. (this help keep pie crust from getting soggy while baking).
  • Pour into pie shell. Either top with a lattice top (prettiest) or cover with remaining pastry dough remembering to vent in several spots.
  • Brush with heavy cream (or milk) and sprinkle with sugar and a small pinch of salt.
  • Rest pie in refrigerater for 1 hour. 20 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 425 with a baking stone set on the lowest rack possible.
  • Cook pie for 1 hour, or until all over is bubbly. You may need to tent a piece of foil over the pie to keep the shell from burning, just make sure to have steam vents.

Tips:

  • Choose the right cherries: Sweet, firm, and plump cherries are the best for making tart cherry pie. Avoid cherries that are bruised or have blemishes.
  • Pit the cherries: Use a cherry pitter to remove the pits from the cherries. This is the most efficient way to do it, and it will save you time.
  • Make the filling ahead of time: The cherry filling can be made up to a day in advance. This will save you time on the day you're making the pie.
  • Use a flaky pie crust: A flaky pie crust is the perfect complement to the tart cherry filling. You can use a store-bought pie crust or make your own.
  • Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling: This will take about 45 minutes to an hour.
  • Let the pie cool before serving: This will allow the filling to set and the pie to firm up.

Conclusion:

Tart cherry pie is a delicious and classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its sweet and tart filling and flaky crust, it's sure to be a hit with everyone. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give tart cherry pie a try. You won't be disappointed!

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