Cherries are in season and here is a great way to take advantage of them. First you can put up some cherry pie filling if you are lucky enough to have a source for cherries. If you have a cherry tree or know someone or if you can get a good deal on a bulk amount the try making Homemade Cherry Pie Filling Recipe.
Once canned you can make cherry pies and cherry empanadas any time you want. If you are like me and don’t have a source other than the store to get cherries then you may just want to buy canned cherry pie filling from the store to make these easy cherry empanadas.
These are a great way to make a dessert when you need one quick, or just want one that doesn’t take long to make. Since you use tortillas and canned cherry pie filling you don’t even have to worry about making the dough for them. Serve them hot with a scoop of ice cream for a delicious treat that is ready in minutes.
The nice thing about this recipe from Taste and Tell is that you are no limited to only cherry empanadas because you can use any pie filling you want. You could make an assortment if you had a lot of folks to feed. There are so many that would be really good. You could make apple, lemon, blueberry, mince, strawberry, peach and just about any other pie filling you can think of. Delicious.