Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

Ingredients

 * 4 cup pitted cherries
 * 1 1/2 cup cherry juice
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 4 tbsp cornstarch
 * 1/2 tsp almond extract

Directions
If frozen cherries are used, heat in saucepan just until juice flows as cherries thaw. Drain before cherries are warm. If cherries are sugared, reduce sugar in recipe to taste. Stir sugar and cornstarch together, add small amount of juice to make a paste. Stir into juice; cook, stirring until sauce thickens. Stir in drained cherries and extract. Cool.