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Bowl of canned blueberry pie filling jazzed up to improve the taste. Bowl of fresh blueberries in the background.

Make Canned Blueberry Pie Filling Better

Tami McBride
If you haven’t learned how to make canned blueberry pie filling taste better, you are missing out. With a few easy tricks, your canned pie filling will taste as if you started from scratch.
4.78 from 9 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Cool Time 15 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Pie
Calories 329 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 21 oz. can of blueberry pie filling
  • 3 to 3½ cups of fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon of almond extract optional
  • ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • pinch of allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ to 1 cup of sugar brown, granulated, or a mixture of the two
  • 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • DUMP a can of blueberry pie filling into a medium bowl. (Use Duncan Hines Comstock brand if possible.)
  • STIR in fresh or frozen blueberries. (See Note 1.)
  • JUICE the lemon and pour the lemon juice, vanilla extract, and almond extract (if using) into the berries.
  • SPRINKLE in the spices and salt.
  • ADD half the sugar and stir until everything is combined. Taste and add additional sugar if needed.
  • MELT the butter if you won't be cooking the blueberry pie filling. Stir the butter into the filling. OR DOT the filling with several pats of butter if you will be using the pie filling in a baked recipe.
  • REFRIGERATE the filling if you are not cooking it in another recipe. Or, if you are using it in another recipe, use it right away.

Notes

  1. To keep the blueberry consistency the same, it is crucial to use the right blueberries. If you will be using the canned blueberry pie filling in a non-bake recipe, use CANNED blueberries. If you will be using the filling in a baked recipe (like pie), fresh, canned, and frozen blueberries will all work.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 329kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 148mgFiber: 6gSugar: 45g
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