Cherry Pie (Filling Only) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups tart cherries, pitted (fresh or frozen, thawed)
3/4 cup liquid (juice or water)
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar (sweeten to taste)
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Blend corn starch and sugar. (The amount of sugar can vary according to taste and if the cherries were frozen with sugar or not.)
Drain juice from cherries and add water to make 3/4 cup liquid. Stir liquid into corn starch mixture.
Stir mixture on high heat until mixture thickens and boils.
Remove from heat, stir in almond extract and gently fold in cherries.