If you want to make red currant pie try this easy pie filling!
Whether you have berries in your back garden, you buy them fresh at the market or frozen in the store. This berry pie filling recipe is super easy to make and great to add to pies, turnover, or hand pies. So, are you ready to learn how to make red currant pie filling? Join me in the bistro kitchen!
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What You Need For This Recipe
To make this red currant filling recipe you need about a handful of ingredients. Have them ready when you start:
- Red currants – use fresh currant taking them straight from the bushes or buy them in the store
- Sugar – as red currants are quite tart you can add sugar to sweeten them
- Arrowroot – to thicken the filling
- Water – to cook the currants in
You can find all the ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to Make Red Currant Pie Filling
- Start with washing the red currants and putting them in a saucepan.
- Take a cup and combine the water and arrowroot. Stir to completely dissolve the arrowroot. Add the mixture to the saucepan as well.
- Sprinkle sugar on top of the berries.
- Heat the pan on a stovetop medium-high and stir occasionally. The red currants break apart a little and get shiny.
- Let the sauce simmer so it can thicken. This takes about 5 minutes. If the sauce gets too thick you can add some additional water.
- If you want some whole currants in your filling add about ¼ cup of currants at the last 1 to 2 minutes of cooking time.
- When you have a thick, jam-like sauce take the pan off the stove and let it cool. You can use it in a pie or store it for later use.
Why You’ll Love This Pie Filling Recipe
This pie filling recipe is made with red currants but you can use any of your favorite berries.
I have four berry bushes in my garden which produce loads of berries. With so many berries you can either store them in the freezer for later use, add them to your breakfast, or turn them into pie filling.
This pie filling recipe is great for small baking recipes but you can also make a big batch and use it in a berry pie. As it has a jam-like consistency you can also put it on bread, a roll, or a cracker.
Can I Double Or Triple This Berry Recipe?
Yes, you can. This red currant pie filling recipe is great to double or triple. Especially if you want to use it for a pie you can make more.
You can make a big batch and store it in the freezer that way you always have some filling on hand and add them to whatever you want.
Using The Red Currants Pie Filling
This berry filling is great to use in sweet recipes. Use this pie filling and substitute it with the filling or fruit that is used in these recipes:
- Turnovers
- Blueberry pie
- Sweet casserole
- Blueberry pound cake
You can also add the filling to a cake, on top of an apple pie, or scones, or in your breakfast bowl.
How To Store Red Currant Pie Filling
You have several ways to store your red currant pie filling:
- Refrigerator – you can store the filling in the fridge. Put it in a glass jar and store for up to 5 days
- Freezer – want to store it longer you can also store it in the freezer. You can store the filling in a glass jar or a plastic container
Can You Substitute Red Currants for Other Berries in This Filling?
Yes, this red currant filling recipe can be made with your favorite berry. You can use one of the following berries instead of red currants:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Cherries
- Raspberries
- Black currants
- Elderberry
- Wild strawberries
More Pie Fillings You Can Make
If you love to make your own pie filling take a look at these recipes as well:
- Apple pie filling
- Blueberry pie filling
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Red Currant Pie Filling
1 cups
2 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes
Great to use in your pie make this red currant pie filling. You can also add it to cake, breakfast bowls on a scone, or bread rolls.
Ingredients
- 2 cups red currants
- ¼-⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons arrowroot
Instructions
- Wash the red currants and put them in a saucepan
- Take a small cup and combine the water and arrowroot and stir to dissolve the arrowroot. Add to the saucepan as well
- Sprinkle sugar on top of the berries.
- Cook on medium-high and stir occasionally. The red currants get shiny and break apart a little bit. Let the sauce simmer so it can thicken
- This takes about 5 minutes. If the sauce is too thick you can add some additional water
- When you have a thick, jam-like sauce take the pan off the stove and let it cool
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 113Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 5mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 5gSugar: 21gProtein: 2g
Please note: Nutrition information is added for informational purposes only. It is possible it isn’t completely accurate.