Amaretto Cherry Filling

Ingredients


2 one-pound bag frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed

2 cups cherry or apple juice

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon of Amaretto liquor or almond flavoring

4 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with enough cold water or juice to dislove and make a slurry.



Preparation

Mix 2 cups cherry or apple juice and sugar into a 4 quart sauce pan and bring to a boil and reduce by half. Add thawed cherries and any juice in bag. Return cherries and liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and whisk in cornstarch slurry to thicken. Stir constantly to avoid lumps. If too thick add 2 tablespoons of water at a time until consistency is similar to pie filling. Add Amaretto and set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.

Note: Depending on sweetness of juice, you may want to add another 1/3 to 1/2 cup of sugar if you want this as sweet as pie filling.  I'm not into really sweet desserts, so I like this with less rather than more sugar.