COCONUT STREUSEL CHERRY PIE

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Sweet juicy cherries with a coconut topping. Water can be substituted for almond-flavored liqueur. Wrap pie crust edges with foil during baking if necessary to prevent over-browning.

Provided by YLETHA

Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pie Recipes Cherry Pie Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
6 cups pitted Bing cherries
3 tablespoons almond-flavored liqueur (such as Disaronno®)
1 (9 inch) baked pie crust
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup butter
¾ cup flaked coconut

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Stir 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch together in a saucepan; add cherries and almond-flavored liqueur. Cook and stir mixture over low heat until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon mixture into pie crust.
Whisk flour and 3/4 cup sugar together in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture until texture of coarse crumbs; stir in coconut. Sprinkle topping over filling to within 2 inches of center.
Bake in the preheated oven until coconut is toasted and topping is browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.2 calories, Carbohydrate 81.2 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.3 g, Sodium 219.6 mg, Sugar 45.7 g