Pie Filling Fruit Dessert Food

CANNED FRUIT PIE FILLING OR CANNED DESSERT FILLING

Steps:

• In large stockpot, add berries. With a potato masher,mash down a few times in the pot to release the juice. Add sugar and water.
• Turn heat on low and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Peel and slice apples. Put in a ziplock bag with lemon juice and salt. Shake, Shake, Shake.
• Add rhubarb to the stock pot, mix well and then add the apple mixture. Stir.
• Add instant tapioca. Do not use whole Tapioca.
• Wash pint jars and place in 9x13 pan upside down and add hot water to pan. Heat oven to 250°.
• Fill hot water bath canner with hot water.
• Cover and start the water to boil.
• Increase heat to medium for the stockpot, stir and cook about 15 minutes.
• Add 1 cup cold water. Stir.
• In bowl, add cold water and cornstarch, stir to dissolve and then stir in hot filling. Stir and cook until thickened and glossy. Pull off the heat.
• Fill jars, leaving 1 1/2 inch head space.
• Stick knife down the side of the jar to eliminate any air pockets. Wipe rim of jars.
• With hot clean damp cloth. Put hot seal on each jar and screw on ring.
• Place filled jars in canning rack, lower into boiling water. Cover. When water starts a rolling boil over the top of lids start to time, 20 minutes. Raise rack, place jars on toweled surface. Be careful.
• Jars are hot and you don't want to click them against each other.
• Note: You may add sugar to taste. This recipe is slightly tart because the family likes it this way.
• Variations of the Pie Filling after Canning:.
• •Open one jar and add 1 cup sour cream. Serve cold or place in pie crust and bake.
• •Open one jar and add 8 oz. cream cheese and mix well. Serve cold with cool whip or fill pie crust and bake.
• •Use a cup or two from a canned jar and use as a swirl filling in bundt cake batter.
• •Use as a filling between baked cake layers.

FRUIT FILLED TORTILLA ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Fill tortillas with pie filling and place folded side down in a greased 9x13 pan.
• Bring 1 cup sugar, water and margarine or butter to a boil and pour over tortillas.
• Sprinkle top with 1/2 cup sugar mixed with the cinnamon.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Let stand before serving to allow the filling to thicken.

FLUFFY FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• Fix topping by mixing milk, almond extract with dessert topping whip.
• Beat according to directions on package, set aside.
• Fold in peach pie filling, well drained fruit cocktail, marshmallows.
• Turn into square baking pan.
• Spread with Topping mix.
• Sprinkle with grated coconut, chill.