Ingredients
- One 12-ounce package of frozen pitted cherries
- 3 cups of rhubarb diced in 1 ½” pieces
- Two premade pie crusts or homemade
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 2 Tbs lemon juice
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbs. water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil to catch juices that may overflow.
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients and toss until everything is evenly distributed.
- Add the first crust to a 9” pie plate and gently press and stretch until the crust touches all sides. Trim any overhanging crust and set aside.
- Prick the bottom of the crust so that it doesn’t bubble up while baking.
- Pour the pie filling ingredients into the crust and level it evenly.
- Take the second crust and lay it across the top of the pie filling.
- Trim off the overhanging crust and set aside.
Using your fingers or a fork, crimp the sides of the pie together to seal it.Directions for making eyeballs:
- Using the leftover crust, combine it to make a ball and roll it out as large as you can while keeping it thick enough that you can still work with it.
- Take a small circular cookie cutter, approximately 1 ½” in diameter, and cut as many circles as possible with your dough.
- Cut each circle into equal halves, and then gently use the back of your knife to create a line near the front of the flat part of your semi-circles.
- Take one cherry and place it in the position you desire.
- Take the semi-circle and lay it over the backside of the cherry with the flat portion at the front part where the cherry should be peaking out from under the lid.
- Gently press around the seams to create an eyelid over an eyeball.
- Take one egg and 2 Tbs of water and thoroughly beat with a fork.
- Use a kitchen brush to apply the egg wash over the entire crust carefully.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until the juices are bubbling.
- Allow to cool, and if desired, use an edible white marker to add lines to the bottom of the lid to add realistic characteristics.
