Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe...Amazing! (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep strawberry pie from being runny? ›

Cooking the mixture thoroughly will help to reduce the liquid in the filling, thus making it thicker. And since the fresh strawberry pie isn't baked after it comes together, it's important to fully cook the filling on the stovetop before you pour it to the crust.

Mix sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 c of the strawberries, crushed, water and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook until thickened. Chill. Fill cooled pie shell with remaining strawberries, halved, and cover with cooked mixture.

If you are going to the store and strawberries are only sold in 1-pound containers of whole strawberries, you need a few simple equivalents to figure out how many containers you need to buy. One pound of whole strawberries equals: 2 3/4 cups sliced strawberries. 3 3/4 cups whole strawberries.

Sprinkle dried breadcrumbs or crushed cornflakes, or other types of cereal, on the bottom crust before filling and baking in the oven.

We like tapioca in blueberry, cherry or peach pies. Arrowroot, unlike cornstarch, is not broken down by the acid in the fruit you are using so it is a good choice for fruit with a higher content of acidity such as strawberries or blackberries.

Yes, a dog can eat strawberries. If you're looking for a fun and safe treat to help expand your dog's palate, strawberries are an excellent choice. Like many other fruits and berries, strawberries are a healthy snack choice for dogs. Other options include apples, watermelon, blueberries, raspberries and more.

If you're going to consume them immediately or within a day or so, cutting them is fine, as long as you store them properly. If you're going to eat them a few days from now, it's best to keep them whole until it's closer to the time when you plan to eat them.

On average, there are about 12-15 medium-sized strawberries in a pound. However, this number can fluctuate depending on factors such as the variety of strawberry and how tightly they are packed.

1.5 lbs = 1 quart or 2 pints or 4 cups whole strawberries.

Some people think that one quart of strawberries equals one pound. Remember, when comparing strawberries sold by the pound to strawberries sold by the quart that there are 1 ½ pounds in a quart.

How do you make fruit pie not runny? ›

If you're making homemade fruit pie filling and it's always runny and wet, add a tablespoon or two more of cornstarch to it and cook it in the microwave for about three minutes or until it's thick, then put it in the pie shell and bake it. Should come out fine, let it completely cool before you cut and serve the pie.

Precook the filling

But by cooking apples, sugar, spices, and thickener just long enough for the apples to release their juice and the thickener to do its work — typically, 5 to 10 minutes over a burner — you reduce the risk of those same juices pooling in the bottom of the crust as your pie bakes.

Macerate Your Rhubarb With Sugar To Draw Out Excess Liquid

The reason rhubarb pie gets so runny is that rhubarb is 95% liquid, which puts it near the top of watery fruits and vegetables alongside things like melon and cabbage.