Oh boy, this scrumptious
pie was a big hit at my son's recent birthday! He loves
cherry desserts, and I opted for this incredibly delicious, yet easy
pie.
I used frozen pitted dark, sweet whole
cherries, rather than the tart
cherries as recommended in the original recipe. I did not adjust the sugar for the sweet
cherries, and the
pie was terrific. So either sweet or tart
cherries should work with the same amount of sugar as specified in the original recipe. It should also be very good with other fruits, such as strawberries or blueberries...oh, I'll be experimenting with other fruits in this recipe!
It's supposed to be refrigerated before it's cut; but I didn't, since I wanted to photo before the birthday get-together. However, it does slice better refrigerated.
This
pie has an almost cake-like topping...one person described the flavor as similar to a cheesecake. It's tempting to say it has a custard-like topping, but this recipe has too much flour for that. Anyway you describe it, it's fantastic!
I included a
link with great directions for cutting foil to cover the edges of the
pie to prevent over-browning. At one time I used a
pie tape...is that made any more, or what is your preferred method?
I know you and yours will love this
pie as much as we did!
The Topping Is Kind of Cake Like....
Maybe Like Cheesecake?
