The Art of Making Cherry Pies on the Grill

As a barbecue pit master, I can tell you that making cherry pies on the grill is a real treat for the taste buds. It's a simple yet delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth while enjoying some quality time outdoors. With just a few ingredients and some basic cooking skills, you can create two mouth-watering pies that will impress anyone who tries them.

The Basics of Cherry Pie Filling

To start making cherry pies on the grill, you'll need four cans of cherry pie filling, approximately 21 ounces each. You can also use fresh or frozen cherries if you prefer, but this method is a lot quicker and easier. Simply open the cans and pour the filling into two pre-made pie crusts. Yes, you read that right - pre-made pie crusts are fine for making cherry pies on the grill!

Adding Chocolate to the Chocolate Cherry Pie

One of the most fun parts about making cherry pies on the grill is adding a twist to the classic recipe. For our chocolate cherry pie, we'll be using two candy bars and breaking them into big chunks. Just lay these chunks on top of the filling in one of the pre-made crusts. This will give our pie that rich, chocolatey flavor we all love.

Making the Double Crust Pie

Now it's time to add some extra flaky crust goodness to our pies. Simply slice up some additional pie dough and layer it on top of the filling in both pies. You can do this in a few different ways - just follow your favorite Martha Stewart technique, or get creative and make your own unique crust design.

Adding Irish Cream Liquor to the Irish Cream Cherry Pie

For our second pie, we'll be adding a grown-up twist with some Irish cream liquor. Just pour about 3-4 ounces of this creamy liquid on top of the filling in one of the pre-made crusts. Don't worry if you don't like liquor - it's completely optional and will just add a little extra flavor to your pie.

Grilling the Pies

Now that our pies are filled with delicious ingredients, it's time to throw them onto the grill. Since we're cooking indirectly, we'll place the pies under the opposite side of the coal from the barbecue. This will allow us to cook the pies slowly and evenly, bringing out all their natural flavors.

Adjusting the Temperature

Once our pies are on the grill, we need to adjust the temperature to prevent them from burning or cooking too quickly. We'll lower the heat by taking off the lid cover and turning the pies around a little bit. This will help us achieve that perfect golden-brown crust we all love.

Finishing Touches

After about 15 minutes of grilling, our pies are ready to be removed from the grill. We'll let them cool for a few more minutes before slicing into them and serving. And what a sight - perfectly cooked cherry pies with a deliciously flaky crust!

Tasting the Pies

Finally, it's time to taste these delicious creations! We'll start with the chocolate cherry pie, taking a big slice and savoring that rich, chocolatey flavor. Next up is the Irish cream cherry pie, and we can't wait to see how the liquor adds to this classic dessert.

A Note from the Pit Master

If you're looking for some inspiration for your next barbecue or potluck gathering, check out our article on making cherry pies on the grill at barbecuew.com. With these easy-to-follow recipes and tips, you'll be whipping up delicious homemade pies in no time!

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one here now I've got a uh we got some of this Irish Cream liquor and uh we just put about 3 or 4 ounces right on the top and then uh then a couple tablespoons of uh maple syrup That's it man it's making me hungry just look at all that Irish cream on there man that's good you don't have to mix it up well cuz it'll uh it'll be all in among that cherry in no time all right let's get it on the grill and uh again we're doing indirect heating so these pies are under the opposite side of the coal and we're going to be uh we're going to be uh cooking these at about oh maybe 400° fight to start there I got an oven thermometer and I can check my temperatur so uh put the LI lid cover on we'll do this for maybe about the first 15 minutes all right time has gone by and uh what I'm going to do now is we're going to lower the temperature of this Grill just by taking the cover off and then uh I'm going to turn these pies around a little bit man they look good enough to eat already all right now uh 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cherry pie without a scoop of uh vanilla ice cream just do that oh man hey look at that big chunk of chocolate in there with that cherry me uh let me try a little bit of this uh Irish cream if you're looking for a couple cherry pie recipes you check out barbecue w.com ohwelcome to barbecue web.com today we're going to do a couple of cherry pies on the grill about this chocolate cherry pie and an Irish cream cherry pie man it's real easy to do got some charcoal on one side of the grill doing indirect heating here about uh maybe a uh chimney full and a half and uh let's get started we open uh four cans of this about 21 Oz uh Cherry po pie filling and you know what I'm talking about and uh then you get yourself a couple 9 in uh pie crusts here and uh pour two cans of these uh cherry pie filling in uh each one of these pre-made pry crust now that's kind of easy to do now right and uh now you can uh you can do all this from scratch pick your own cherries and uh make some uh you know cherry pie filling and make your own crust but we don't have time for that we're going to be uh doing up some ribs here real shortly so we're going to make uh uh we're going to make these pies uh and do them real easy all right now here I got uh as I said two cans of uh cherry pie filling and now in one of these pies uh we're going to make a chocolate cherry and uh you just go get yourself a couple candy bars or so and break up some big chunks of chocolate just lay them right on the top of that uh that pie it looks good and uh we're going to make this a double crust uh pie in other words uh we're going to put some pie dough here up on the top and uh I'm going to do it you know one of that Martha Stewart uh way here I'm just going to slice up some more pie dough here and uh just lay them on lay them on that pie now I I kind of like my crust on a cherry pie and uh and this uh makes it mighty good you can see how easy to do you just uh make some slices here and uh lay them on now of course you don't have to do this now I don't want any you P police sending me emails telling me I don't know how to cut strips of uh pie dough I'm just a barbecue pit boy not Betty Crocker so all right now uh got one pie done and let's get the other one here now I've got a uh we got some of this Irish Cream liquor and uh we just put about 3 or 4 ounces right on the top and then uh then a couple tablespoons of uh maple syrup That's it man it's making me hungry just look at all that Irish cream on there man that's good you don't have to mix it up well cuz it'll uh it'll be all in among that cherry in no time all right let's get it on the grill and uh again we're doing indirect heating so these pies are under the opposite side of the coal and we're going to be uh we're going to be uh cooking these at about oh maybe 400° fight to start there I got an oven thermometer and I can check my temperatur so uh put the LI lid cover on we'll do this for maybe about the first 15 minutes all right time has gone by and uh what I'm going to do now is we're going to lower the temperature of this Grill just by taking the cover off and then uh I'm going to turn these pies around a little bit man they look good enough to eat already all right now uh put the cover back on and like I said we'll uh we're going to cook about another half hour 45 minutes maybe about 325 350° all right through the miracle of time these pies are ready to come off the grill just look at that M hey let me grab this uh chocolate cherry pie here oh man it's a work of art then uh grab some of this Irish cream pie right here man these are going to be ready for the barbecue all right look at that crust now let me uh let me uh try a little of this here it's good and then take a look at this all right this Irish cream cherry pie oh man you hungry or what now that's a cherry pie now let's uh let's plate some up which one do I start on first all right Let's uh let me cut a piece of this chocolate cherry pie here man it's almost like religion Now isn't it right let's take a big piece of this uh chocolate cherry pie here I'll grab a big piece of this uh Irish cream oh man you can see how easy it is to make a couple of cherry pies on the grill of course uh what's uh cherry pie without a scoop of uh vanilla ice cream just do that oh man hey look at that big chunk of chocolate in there with that cherry me uh let me try a little bit of this uh Irish cream if you're looking for a couple cherry pie recipes you check out barbecue w.com oh\n"