Easy Cherry Dessert Recipe

This baked dessert is a combination between a pie and a crumble and the perfect recipe when you want something more elaborate than a fruit crumble but something easier than a pie where you need to roll out crust. The base consists of a graham cracker crust, the middle layer is a creamy egg and sour cream batter, and the top is cherry pie filling. 

It can be served warm like a crumble or cooled like a pie. Despite it being so simple, it makes a scrumptious dessert not only for a family dinner but also for holidays and other special occasions. 

This is a versatile recipe that you can adapt to your taste, to the seasonal fruit that’s available, or to the ingredients that you have at hand. Instead of cherry pie filling, you can use other fruit pie filling, such as blueberry or peach pie filling. Of course, you are not limited by what’s available as ready-made store-bought pie fillings, you can also make your own pie filling from scratch. The only thing to keep in mind is that the filling should be one that is suitable for baking and not one that is used to fill a baked crust. Also, the filling should be quite thick, which requires a thickener such as cornstarch, flour, or arrowroot. The juicier the fruit, the more thickener is needed to make the filling set. If the filling is too runny, it will seep into the bottom layers and make them soggy. Depending on the fruit you are using, you can swap the cinnamon in the sour cream layer for vanilla extract or finely grated lemon zest.