Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

King Orchards Homemade Cherry Pie Filling Recipe There is nothing like a pie made with homemade cherry pie filling. Not only homemade, but easy! This works great with frozen tart cherries (or fresh of course!) but our canned tart cherries are a great alternative! Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 […]
King Orchards Easy Cherry Pie

Ingredients: 6 cups King Orchards frozen tart cherries 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/4 tsp. almond extract Put all ingredients into a sauce pan and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Cool. Add 1/4 tsp. almond extract. Place in crust. Bake for 35 minutes at 400 degrees.
Nonny’s Apple Cake Recipe

Yep, it’s baking time. And I bought too many apples, because that good lookin’ $12 half bushel of Ginger Golds from King Orchards was IRRESISTIBLE. Here’s my favorite apple cake recipe. I really generally don’t care for baked apple products, but this one is . . . oh good lord. . . you gotta try […]
Michigan Peach Berry Crisp Recipe

Just read a wonderful article on delectable Michigan peaches in The Detroit News, along with a simple recipe for Peach Berry Crisp using Michigan peaches and berries. You can also use blackberries or strawberries along with the peaches, or use nectarines in place of peaches. From The Detroit News: Peachy Berry Crisp 3 large peaches, […]
Blueberry Cream Pie Recipe – It’s easy!

Put 1 quart of Michigan blueberries in a deep dish pie crust. Combine: 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp. nutmeg pinch of salt Add: 1 tsp. vanilla 1 8 ounce container of whipping cream Pour over blueberries Bake in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes (recommend a drip pan – may spill over […]
Michigan Boston Cooler Recipe

Simple and fun for the whole family. Ingredients: 8 oz. Vernor’s ginger ale 1 scoop vanilla ice cream 1 tsp. tart cherry juice concentrate Blend well and serve in a tall glass.
Personal Cherry Pie Recipe

Andy Ross of the Cherry Blossom Festival shares his personal size cherry pie recipe featuring King Orchards IQF Montmorency tart cherries. This recipe makes six personal size cherry pies. (5 inch pie tins) Filling 5 C of fresh frozen unsweetened cherries or three 15 oz cans of tart. I use cherries fresh frozen from King […]
Powered by Red: Day 6 – Cherry Pie Cookies Recipe

Rose tried these cherry pie cookies, or mini-pies, in her bakery some time ago (much too long ago, come to think of it). They were a big hit! I am posting them here by special request. p.s. I wonder if a person could cut little hearts in the center of the pastries for Valentine’s Day […]
Powered by Red: Day 4 – Cherry Dumplings Recipe

I really should title this post, “Dave did my homework.” Last night, Betsy sent me home with a can of tart cherries in water and a simple assignment. I was supposed to make the cherry dumpling recipe from MixingBowl.com, so I could write about it today as part of our “28 Days Powered by Red” […]
Real Pumpkin Pie Recipe

I know it’s past Thanksgiving, but I couldn’t resist sharing my first real pumpkin pie recipe experience. Hard to believe that during all my tenure at King Orchards, I’ve never taken a pie pumpkin home and made a real old-fashioned pumpkin pie, but after tasting the results, I don’t think I’ll ever use canned pumpkin […]