Easy and Simple Mini Cherry Pie

Make the most of fresh summer cherries with this simple three ingredient cherry pie.

This dessert is easy enough to make that even the little chefs can lend a helping hand and good enough that they will be asking for their own pie.

You'll want to make sure you have plenty of this pie to go around!

If you have ground cinnamon and vanilla extract in your pantry adding a 1/4 teaspoon of each will add a dash of extra flavor to your pie.  

Ingredients

1 roll of ready made pie pastry
1 cup of white granulated sugar
2 cups of pitted fresh cherries

Directions

In a glass mixing bowl, add the cherries and 3/4 cup of sugar and mix until the cherries are fully coated (if you are adding other spices, do so now) and allow to stand for 15 minutes to give the mixture time to blend together.

Meanwhile, pre-heat your oven to 350F.

After 15 minutes, add the cherry mixture to your mini-pie dishes and fill them with your cherry filling.  

Top with your ready made pie pastry, and top with the remaining sugar to ensure that you are left with a golden brown pie crust.  

Place your pies into the oven and bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Cherry pie is great on its own, but even better served with fresh vanilla ice cream, so if you have it, be generous with it!