How are you guys doing? I know it’s been over 3 months that I have posted anything. With a new born and a 6 year old in the house life has been very hectic. I am slowly finding my way to get back to sharing wonderful recipes with you. Hopefully I will be more consistent in the near future .
This is a forever pending post. It was supposed to be shared in 2017 but somehow couldn’t make it on the blog because of my pregnancy complications. Now that cherries are in season I couldn’t wait to share this super simple delicious cherry recipe with you guys! I went cherry picking last year and came home with bucket full of cherries. Though we enjoyed eating them day and night , I thought homemade Vegan cherry pie filling will be a great idea. Today I am sharing 2 ways of making this easy cherry pie filling that is VEGAN and GLUTEN FREE. This was my 1 st cherry picking experience and I enjoyed it to the core. Plucking on fresh cherries and eating them right away was so much fun. This vegan cherry pie filling is not overly sweet like store bought ones. It will stay good for a week in the fridge and longer if frozen. Guys this is deliciously versatile stuff to top over any dessert all summer long. We are ardent cherry lovers and you will find us using this cherry pie filling in about anything.
Some cool ideas for using cherry pie filling or any leftover cherry pie filling-
You can fill your pies , top it over pancakes, waffles, crackers, funnel cakes. You can fill in cakes or cupcakes with it. Add it to your frostings or make ice cream . You may even make cheesecakes with this filling .
It all starts with pitting fresh cherries. Make sure you pick firm cherries. Now there are couple of ways to do it. You may invest in a cherry pitter. I don’t have one so I have used a thick straw (boba straw) and a bottle to pit the cherries and it really works! You may use sturdy plastic or metal straws. Or even chopsticks or dowels . Below are two videos that I have referred to for pitting the cherries- Video 1 Video 2 At first I thought this would really be boring and time consuming , but actually it was fun! It took me less than 20 minutes to pit 5 cups of cherries. I sat with the straw , a bottle and cherries. Put on my favorite series on Netflix and before I know I had pitted over 5 cups of cherries. As I was running out of time I pitted the cherries a day before I actually made the filling. I placed the pitted cherries in an airtight container in the refrigerator until I made the filling. Making the filling the Stovetop method took me less than 15 minutes and it turned out so good.
I made this Cherry filling using frozen cherries in my Instant Pot when cherries were not in season.
It turned out pretty delicious without burning or sticking at the bottom. I topped it on ice creams and waffles at a house party. It was a great hit!! This recipe was originally published on Aug 22, 2018 .Republished with improved recipe on May 9, 2019.
Stove top method for homemade vegan cherry pie filling –
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Instead of making a pie I decided to make a Vegan poke cake for a family summer picnic. Oh boy ! It was a huge hit! Everyone loved it and no one believed it was Vegan. Recipe link here .
Shelf Life of homemade cherry pie filling
1 week in the fridge and upto 2 months in the freezer. Freeze in one time use portions and do not re freeze. You might need to add couple teaspoon water and warm it a bit after thawing if it is too thick.
I like the Stove-top as well as Instant Pot method to make this filling. Which one do you prefer? Do let me know below in the comment section. Pin this recipe for later reference –
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