Grammy's Kitchen · Cherry Pie · Homemade Cherry Pie
One of 24 cherry pie recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 24 for sweetness perceived among the cherry pie recipes we compared. 12 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 24.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 81% | 6% |
| liquid | 32% | 6% |
| total sugar | 49% | 46% |
| egg | 18% | 11% |
| dairy | 4% | 0% |
| thickener | 11% | 5% |
| salt | 2% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 280 g | 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour (sifted) |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons granulated sugar |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 226 g | 2 sticks unsalted butter (cold, cubed, 1 cup) |
| 79 g | 1/3 cup ice water |
| 5 cups cherries ( pitted) | |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 32 g | 1/4 cup cornstarch |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons milk |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon coarse sugar (optional) |
Method: 12 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“excellent flavour and wonderful texture. I cut about 1/3 of the cherries in half so they fit better into the pie shell. everyone loved it! This was my first time making a sweet cherry pie. Will certainly add this to my repertoire of pies.” — a cook, 5.0★
“This pie was delicious! I have an OXO cherry pitter which made it so easy! I always have trouble making pie crusts, but this one turned out great! Thank you for the recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★