20 Recipes Using Canned Pie Filling (2024)

FAQs

Should I add anything to canned pie filling? ›

For example, if you're using a canned cherry pie filling, add fresh pitted cherries to improve the texture and flavor. Enhance Flavor with Spices: Adjust the flavor with spices and seasonings. For apple pie filling, add cinnamon, nutmeg, or a pinch of cloves to achieve a homemade taste.

Making a pie with your home-canned filling

The pie filling is already cooked, so your focus should be on the crust. For a single-crust pie, place dough in pie plate. Blind-bake a homemade or premade crust (filling first with pie weights) at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.

Canned goods are best if consumed within a year and are safe as long as lids remain vacuum sealed. Fillings are best if used within one year and are safe as long as lids remain vacuum sealed.

Add Fresh Ingredients: Incorporate fresh fruits or berries into the store-bought filling. For example, if you're using a canned cherry pie filling, add fresh pitted cherries to improve the texture and flavor.

A: The only difference between Comstock and Wilderness is where it is available. Comstock is available in the East Coast & South while Wilderness is in the Midwest and Pacific NW.

While canned goods past their "best-by" date may not taste optimal, there's no real health risk in consuming canned goods as long as they remain in good condition. Here's why: The food in the container is commercially sterile and a vacuum seal prevents any new bacteria from getting in, so it will not spoil.

A: Dotting the top of a fruit pie filling with butter is an old habit but one that is called for in only about half of the pie recipes out there. Some maintain that the butter is for taste; others claim that it helps the filling set up, particularly when using flour as a thickener.

Personally I think there is a great deal of difference in the texture, “mouth feel” and sweetness of canned apple pie filling and pies made from fresh apples. Many brands of canned apples are quite sweet, and a few are sweetened in part with high fructose corn syrup.

Pork pie is quite unhealthy. A traditional British meat pie, eaten cold made of chopped pork, pork fat, and jellied pork stock.

What is the number 1 pie in the US? ›

The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.

The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.

Once you open the canned filling, it should stay fresh for about 2 weeks if stored in the fridge in a closed container. If you freeze pie filling, it can extend its life for 6-8 months. Tightly seal the filling in a freezer-rated container or bag, ensuring to leave some space for expansion during freezing.

When thickening a fruit pie filling, there are several options to consider. Very often flour or cornstarch is used, but in certain instances tapioca, arrowroot and potato starch can also help achieve the desired consistency.

Yes. Unused portions of canned food may be refrigerated in the can, but to preserve optimum quality and flavor, place the unused portion in a food-grade glass or plastic container. Use within 4 days.

If you cannot find Clear Jel, another option is to can the pie filling without any thickener and then thicken it with tapioca or cornstarch before putting it into the pie shell.

When thickening a fruit pie filling, there are several options to consider. Very often flour or cornstarch is used, but in certain instances tapioca, arrowroot and potato starch can also help achieve the desired consistency.

Another way to thicken your pie filling is with cornstarch. Mix the cornstarch with a bit of sugar to prevent your filling from taking on a chalky taste. Or try any number of different pie thickeners like flour, arrowroot or tapioca.

Cornstarch has thickening power similar to Instant ClearJel. Like flour, it lends a cloudy, semi-transparent look to filling. It can also give filling a starchy taste. For full effectiveness, make sure the pie filling is bubbling up through the crust before removing your pie from the oven.