Cherry Pie with Honey

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Cherry Pie using local Honey

Pie with honey, cherries from 1982 Maryland State Beekeeper recipe book. Recipe comes with graham cracker crust but you can use your favorite pie crust
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert, Pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherries, Pie

Equipment

  • 2 saucepan 1 saucepan to melt butter, 2nd for mixing pie ingredients
  • 2 bowl - mixing
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 8 inch pie pan

Ingredients

  • 1 16 oz can sour pitted, red cherries
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1 tbsp butter

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 cup crushed graham crackers
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup honey
This recipe calls for LOCAL honey. CLICK here to find your nearest source!

Instructions

  • Preheat over to 400 degrees

Graham Cracker Crust

  • Combine the crust ingredients
  • Pat ingredients evenly into an 8 inch pie pan

Pie

  • Drain cherries, saving the juice and set aside cherries in small bowl
  • In saucepan, combine juice with salt and cornstarch
  • Add honey
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and clear
  • Add butter
  • Remove from heat and stir in cherries
  • Pour mixture into crust
  • Bake 400 degrees F for 40 minutes