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

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