Peach Filling Recipes

HOMEMADE PEACH PIE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine the vanilla, lemon juice, cornstarch, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and water. A whisk does the best job of whisking everything together.
• Now bring the saucepan to a boil over medium heat stirring frequently. Let it thicken for about 2-3 minutes.
• Now wash and slice your peaches into 1/4 inch thick slices. You can use fresh or frozen peaches here. And you can leave the skin or peel it off. That's totally optional.
• Now add your peaches to the saucepan and simmer for about 5-7 minutes. This depends on how hard or soft your peaches are. If they are super ripe, this step may be done faster. If your peaches are on the harder side, this might take longer. You want them to soften slightly, but not get mushy.
• Once the pie filling is done, let it cool to room temperature and place them into glass jars. Keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
• If you want to make this into a pie just roll out your first piece of pie dough and place it into a 9-inch pie pan. Then spoon the pie filling into the crust and place the second piece over it. Brush it with egg wash and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 55-60 minutes.

PEACH FILLING

Steps:

• Peel, core, and chop the peaches into small, 1/2" cubes or thin slices depending on what you're using the filling for. I like small pieces for things like hand pies and larger pieces for peach pie or for use as a topping. Make sure you remove the skins or they will taste chewy and not have a great texture. You can also use frozen peaches which makes this even easier!
• Add your sliced peaches to a large saucepan over medium heat. Add water, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and brown sugar.
• Cook the mixture until the peaches are as soft as you like them. Fresh peaches will take the longest to cook.
• Combine your ClearGel (or cornstarch) with the cool water and whisk together to make a slurry
• Pour the slurry into your hot peach mixture and cook until the peach filling is nice and thick and turns clear. 3-5 minutes. Cook for one more minute to make sure the ClearGel is thoroughly cooked.
• Remove the mixture from the heat and add in your lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
• Now you can pour the hot filling into jars and can store your peach filling! Check out this blog post on canning peach pie filling for more detailed info. Storing in the fridge will work, but I prefer to let the filling cool down and freeze peach pie filling. The filling is good in the fridge for up to a week or 6 months in the freezer.

PEACH PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sugars; add peaches and toss gently. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate or iron skillet.Trim even with rim. Refrigerate while preparing filling. , Preheat oven to 400°. Drain peaches, reserving juice. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt; gradually stir in reserved juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and butter. Gently fold in peaches. Pour into crust. , Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1-1/2-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom crust; flute edge. Cover edge loosely with foil. Bake 40 minutes; remove foil. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 10-20 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream.

PEACH PIE FILLING

Steps:

• After peeling and slicing peaches, toss with lemon juice.
• Stir together flour and sugar and toss well with peaches.
• Place into foil lined deep pie plate, dot with butter and cover with foil.
• Freeze immediately. Next day lift foil package from pie plate and return to freezer.
• To bake pie, prepare pastry for a double crust and line a 10 inch pie plate with pastry.
• Fit unwrapped pie filling into crust and cover with a lattice crust.
• Cover the edge with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.
• Cook at 425 for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes until crust is brown and juices bubble through vents.

FREEZER PEACH PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Place sliced peaches in a bowl with sugar, cornstarch, tapioca, and nutmeg. Toss until evenly coated and sugar is mostly dissolved.
• Transfer peaches to a 9 inch foil-lined pie plate. Cover with another piece of foil and freeze immediately to prevent peaches from discoloring. Once frozen solid, remove peaches from pie plate, with foil, and transfer to a zipper locked plastic bag for later use. When ready to use, line a pie plate with prepared crust and place frozen peaches on top.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven on the bottom rack for 20 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for another 30 to 35 minutes, or until completely warmed through.