How Do You Thicken Up Runny Pie Filling?
Your pie may look great until you cut into it and all the delicious filling runs out like juice. Now you have pie soup. This is pretty common with fruit pies. There are a couple of things that could have gone wrong and a number of ways to fix a recipe that is always runny and, still make a great tasting pie. Step 1 Make Sure Your Pie Recipe is Baking Correctly: Your pie may not have cooled enough. Pie should be served just above room temperature. If it is too hot the filling may not have had time to set up. So put your pie in the window sill and let it cool. It takes at least 3 hours. Also note Pyrex or ceramic pie pans take longer to cool than metal ones. Your pie may not have gotten hot enough in the oven or had enough time to boil. The bubbling of the filling is what activates the natural pectin in fruit and the thickeners you may have added. You want to see big syrupy thick bubbles before you pull the pie out of the oven. Step 2 Add a Thickener to the Pie Filling: Instant Pudding A
