Description
Create a delightful homemade Strawberry Pie Filling that elevates your desserts with its vibrant color and fresh flavor. This easy-to-make filling showcases the natural sweetness of ripe strawberries, making it perfect for pies, ice cream toppings, pancakes, and more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 quart (16 ounces) ripe strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ⅓ to ½ cup (70 – 100 grams) sugar
- 1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca or cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Blend Strawberries: In a blender, combine 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries with lemon juice and ½ cup water (omit the water if using cornstarch). Blend until smooth.
- Prepare Thickening Mixture: In a medium pot, mix sugar with quick-cooking tapioca (or cornstarch) and salt. Pour in the blended strawberry mixture and stir well. Heat over medium until boiling; then lower heat to simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened.
- Combine Strawberries: Stir in remaining sliced strawberries and cook while stirring until it simmers again. Turn off heat immediately.
- Cool and Store: Transfer the filling to a wide container to cool quickly before transferring to a jar for storage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ cup (60g)
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg