This week I opened my weekly fruit and veggie box to find a huge bag of very ripe cherries. Logically, there was nothing better to do that lazy Sunday afternoon than bake a cherry pie! I don’t make pies often so I was a little skeptical about this one, however it turned out perfectly: rich, jammy and tart vegan cherry pie filling in the middle with flakey, sweet pastry on the outside. Luckily for you (and me) I managed to write down the ingredients as I went. 

NOTE: This is also a dairy free cherry pie. It's also refined sugar free. You dairy/sugar lovers can add ice cream at the end :)

I have since made the pie filling again and let me just say - there is no reason this jammy goodness needs to be confined to a pie crust. It also works beautifully swirled through a banana smoothie bowl, baked with an oat/nut crumble on top, or warmed and served on top of a bowl of steamy porridge. 

It’s cherry season in Australia which means there is an abundance of fresh cherries everywhere, but if you live on the other side of the globe you could also grab a bag of frozen cherries and this recipe would work much the same. To save time, I decided to use store-bought dairy-free, gluten-free shortcrust pasty. If you’re up for a challenge try making your own pastry from scratch. Otherwise grab your favourite frozen pastry and a bag of cherries and lets get started!

A quick note on pitting cherries (if you’re using frozen, pitted cherries feel free to skip this!): 

There are many different techniques for pitting cherries however the one I find most useful is the chopstick method! To do this, hold a stemmed cherry between your forefinger and thumb in one hand and a chopstick in the other. Drive the chopstick straight through the middle of the cherry until the seed pops out the bottom - it’s that simple!

As a side note, cherries are ridiculously healthy for you. Check out this study.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

For a decade, Tamika battled chronic acne, irregular cycles, mood swings, hair loss, painful periods, severe digestive issues and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). You name it - she's been there!

Tam was finally able to clear her skin, regulate her cycle, be free of period pain and fall pregnant naturally with her daughter in 2020. It took Tam 10 years and tens of thousands of dollars in tertiary education to get the answers she needed to get better. She didn’t want other women to suffer as long as she did which is why she has dedicated her life to helping women in the same position as she was.

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Tamika Woods holds a Bachelor of Health Science degree (Nutritional Medicine) as well as a Bachelor of Education, graduating with Honours in both. She is a certified Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) Educator and a certified member of the Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA).