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morz8, tips for your TJ cherry pie!

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I saw your post in the dinner thread and didn't know if you'd return to see my post, so here I am with tips. The Trader Joe's cherries made an excellent pie! You need two jars for a 9" pie and drain them well! I got five cups of cherries--quite a bargain!

I couldn't find a recipe so I winged it. I was really afraid of ruining my pie but it came out perfect. I used 1 c. of sugar, 1/2 tbsp. of lemon juice, and 3 tbsp. of tapioca flour. You should be able to substitute cornstarch. Dot with butter. It was very juicy when warm from the oven but it was the perfect consistency the next day out of the fridge. So you'll want to add a little more thickener if you serve it warm or at room temperature. Or maybe cornstarch is a better thickener. I'd never used tapioca flour before but I wanted the cherry sauce to be clear.

The cherries would be just as good on cheesecake or in a cobbler.

Enjoy your pie!

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morz8 - Washington Coast
8 years ago
Thanks mayflowers! I bought 4 jars, thought it would likely take two each pie. I usually use the quick cook tapioca for berry pies so may use that. Thanks for the tip on the sugar, I haven't opened a jar to know how sweet. The jar says slightly sweetened but reviews I read said sugar needed....

I'm glad to know you liked the cherries, I'd never bought them canned but had read those were good and was there, saw them.
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8 years ago
How much tapioca would you use for one pie?

The cherries weren't sweet at all out of the jar. I was happy that it tasted just like a cherry pie should, and it was chock full of cherries. I hadn't made one in ten years.
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morz8 - Washington Coast
8 years ago
How much - not sure, I'm going to have to wing it ;) I've made so many blackberry pies from frozen berries, I have an eye for how much Minute Tapioca I will need for a firm filling when I see how juicy those berries are when thawed and it's not always the same - 3 - 5 Tablespoons. Think I will just need to guess when I've opened a jar, I'll eat one, see if I get a feel for the plumpness. Did you find they cooked down much more with baking or had the canning pretty much softened them and released the juice....

I like a pie to cut in slices without running so may err on the side of too much first try. My closest TJs is an hour away but if its good I'll pick up more, will usually do Costco and TJs (about 10 minutes apart) approx. once a month.
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8 years ago
No, they didn't cook down, not like a berry. I think 5 tbsp would be too much. I'd do 4 for your first wing-ding. I quickly drained mine--I didn't set them in the colander for more than a few minutes.

Here's a TJ pie where she didn't drain the juice. I was going to make a lattice top until I saw this.
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OK, thanks....that's good to know ;)

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