Easy Pie Filling Recipes

HOMEMADE BLUEBERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Cook and stir 3 pints blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a saucepan with water over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add butter and remaining 1 pint blueberries; stir gently so blueberries stay whole. Allow to cool.

CHERRY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Place cherries into a saucepan over medium heat, and cover the pan; heat cherries until they release their juice and come to a simmer, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir often.
• In a bowl, whisk the sugar with cornstarch until smooth; pour the mixture into the hot cherries and juice, and thoroughly combine. Return to low heat, bring to a simmer, and cook until the filling has thickened, about 2 minutes; remove from heat, let cool, and use as pie filling.

EASY PIE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl mix milk and egg yolks.
• Add the dry mix to the liquid and whisk together till smooth.
• Cook in microwave 5 minutes, stirring once.
• Cook an additional minute and stir again.
• If pudding isn't thick yet, do 30 seconds more, or til pudding consistency.
• Take from microwave and stir in 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Cool and eat or put in a baked pie crust.
• Variations: For chocolate Pie add 2 tablespoons cocoa to the dry mixture. It floats on the milk for a minute or so, but stirs in as it is cooked.
• For coconut pie: Add 1 cup coconut to the milk mixture. Sprinkle a little coconut on top of the meringue before browning.
• For a peanut butter pie: In approximately 1/4 cup of peanut butter, work in powdered sugar until it is crumbly. Cover the bottom of the baked pie crust with peanut butter crumbs before filling with chocolate pudding. Mix more crumbs if needed. Top with cool whip sprinkled with chopped peanuts. Crunchy peanut butter works, too to make crumbs.

EASY BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. If using 1 disk of Our Favorite Pie Dough, roll out on a lightly floured surface to a 14" round. Transfer to a 9"-diameter pie dish, then lift edges and allow dough to slump down into dish. Trim dough, leaving about 1" overhang. Fold overhang under and crimp edges. Prick bottom all over with a fork. Freeze 15 minutes.
• Line crust or one 9"-diameter store-bought pie crust with 2 sheets of parchment paper or foil, leaving overhang, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Place pie dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake crust until dry around the edges, 20-25 minutes for homemade and 15-20 minutes for store-bought. Remove parchment and pie weights. Continue to bake crust until surface looks dry and is golden in spots, 10-15 minutes for homemade and about 5 minutes for store-bought. Transfer pie dish to a wire rack and let crust cool slightly while you make the filling.
• Whisk 1 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a large bowl to combine. Add 3 large eggs, room temperature, 1½ cups buttermilk, room temperature, 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled, 1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest, 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice, and 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste or 1½ tsp. vanilla extract and mix well.
• Pour filling into blind-baked crust and gently tap on counter to evenly distribute. Depending on the height of your crust, you may have some filling left over. Bake pie until crust is golden brown and filling is just set and golden, 60-70 minutes. Turn off oven, prop door open, and let pie sit in oven 15 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool completely. Do ahead: Pie can be baked 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.

APPLE PIE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and set aside. Pour water into a Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; add to water, stir well, and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add apples and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.
• Ladle into 5 freezer containers, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Cool at room temperature no longer than 1 1/2 hours.
• Seal and freeze. Can be stored for up to 12 months.