Homemade Cherry Pie Filling: Easy Canning Recipe and Tips!

Welcome to my tutorial to can your own pie filling. I'm excited to show you just how simple it is to can cherry pie filling. We're following the instructions from Ball Canning, but with a video to show how we did it and things you'll need to know to be successful. Grab your apron to keep yourself looking awesome an let's get started. Love this recipe? please like, share, and subscribe for more mouthwatering recipes and baking tips! Find printable details here: https://eattravellife.com/cherry-pie-... Canning products we recommend for this recipe #aff: Canning Utensils: https://amzn.to/3JUS7pm Stock Pot: https://amzn.to/3EqoVFO Scoop spoon: https://amzn.to/3w1OwSL Ball Canning Book: https://amzn.to/3NkR6JX Cutting board: https://amzn.to/3a2oxSC Water Bath Canner: https://amzn.to/3oGztJL 6 quart Dutch oven: https://amzn.to/3P8RwTF Fine Mesh Strainer: https://amzn.to/3CufI02 Colander: https://amzn.to/3Kam8TU Mixing Bowls: https://amzn.to/3yiIfTW Pyrex 4 cup measuring cup: https://amzn.to/3S5ZYWf Cheese cloth strainer: https://amzn.to/3WLcwqN Shop my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reginasober Ingredients: 15 cups frozen washed & pitted cherries (we use black cherries) From the cherries you will collect 4 cups of cherry juice. Use the rest of the juice you collect for other recipes. 1/4 bottled lemon juice 3 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup clear gel 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Instructions: Wash the cherries and drain the water. Remove the stems and pits. If using a pitter make sure the pit is removed. Place the cherries into a freezer bag and freeze over night or least a few hours. Allow the cherries to thaw. You can also place the frozen cherries into a colander and let drain into a bowl. (You may need to set up cherries in several colanders). Measure out 4 cups of cherry juice and use the rest of the juice for cherry jelly. Start water bath water. In a bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon and clear jel. Add the cherry juice into a large pot. (5 quart pot will be completely full) and start to heat. Add the bowl of sugar, cinnamon 7 clear jel. Gently stir to remove the lumps. Let the juice thicken and then add lemon juice. Bring to a boil and carefully add the cherries. Stir, making sure you get the bottom so it does not boil. Bring the cherries back to a boil and then remove from the heat. Fill clean pint jars with cherry pie filling, leaving 1 inch headspace. Clean rims with wet sterile paper towel and place lid on and hand tighten band. Place jar into hot water (hot pie filling into hot water bath). Once at a boil, process in water bath for 35 minutes and then turn off. Allow jars to sit in the water for 5 minutes, before removing. Place on counter lined with a towel and cover with a towel as well to cool over night. Check jars to ensure all lids have sealed. Date & label jars, you can remove the bands.