I have a confession to make, I’m a little bit in love with cherries. Since today is National Pie Day (yes that’s a thing!) I thought I would share with you my FAVORITE pie recipe. Last time I made this I needed two cans of sweetened condensed milk and I only had ONE, so I decided to make some of my own using Thrive’s Instant Milk and do a taste test. The homemade condensed milk pie turned out amazing! The texture was a little bit thicker and the flavor was just as good! I’ll share the details on that below.

Super Cherry Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
1/3 c. slivered almonds – press into pie shell before baking, then bake
1 c. Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk*
1 tsp. vanilla
½ c. cream, whipped
1/3 c. lemon juice
½ tsp. almond extract
Directions:
Mix together all ingredients in the order listed. Pour into pie shell and top with 1 can of Wilderness Cherry Pie Filling. Refrigerate 3 hours or longer.
*Recipe for Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 C. hot water
1 C. Powdered Milk
1 C. Sugar
1 T. Butter
Directions: Blend in blender very well. Can be stored in the refrigerator or frozen. (this makes about 2 cups, can make a half batch for one pie)
![]() Regular Sweetened Condensed Milk |
![]() Condensed Milk made with Thrive Instant Milk |
Pin this post to save the recipe for later!

-Jodi Weiss Schroeder
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net



Hi there! I’m Jodi. I created Food Storage Made Easy to help make food storage and emergency preparedness feel simpler and more doable. This site is home to the tips, recipes, checklists, and resources I’ve created and shared over the years.