pie filling
What's inside pastry
Pie filling is the sweet or savory mixture that goes inside a pie crust.
Commercial pie filling comes ready-made in cans—cherry, apple, blueberry—thickened and sweetened for convenience: She used canned pie filling to save time.
Homemade versions typically combine fruit, sugar, and thickener, or for savory pies, meat and vegetables in gravy.
- appleCrisp tree fruit
- rhubarbTart red cooking stalks
- cherryRed stone fruit
- blueberrySmall edible Vaccinium fruit
- coconut creamFatty tropical fruit puree
strawberry · bubbling over · double crust · lemon curd · thickening agent · jam · custard · gelatin · preserves · mincemeat · pumpkin · cornstarch · syrup · compote · peach · tapioca · jelly · pecan
- canned fruitscanned peaches, canned pears, canned pineapple, fruit cocktail, mixed fruit
- pie fillingsapple, cherry, pumpkin, blueberry, pecan
- piesquiche, tourtiere, single crust, lemon meringue
- creamy foodscustard, pudding, mousse, yogurt, ice cream
- fillingsfiller, stuffing, padding, buttercream, ganache
- berriesblackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry
pie component/structure
pie fillingpie crust
Baked outer layer
pastry crust · crust · pastry shell · pie dough · pastry
culinary function
pie fillingtopping
Food's finishing layer
glaze · meringue · crumb topping · streusel