Marie Callender's Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is Marie Callender's most popular pie? ›

LEMON MERINGUE

Our most popular pie! Slightly tart, slightly sweet, topped with a light golden meringue.

You do not need to pre-bake a pie crust for an apple pie or any baked fruit pie really, but we do freeze the dough to help it stay put. Pre-baking the pie crust is only required when making a custard pie OR when making a fresh fruit pie. you should probably get: Pie weights are super helpful to have for pre-baking.

Store-bought pie crusts are great for someone just learning how to cook. Making your own pastry can be challenging for a beginner cook. For this Pumpkin Pie recipe, you can just purchase a ready-made pastry crust from your grocer's freezer. Do not defrost the pie crust.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Do not remove film. Cook on baking sheet in center of oven 50 to 55 minutes. Check that - food is cooked thoroughly.

Apple Pie. Apple pie is arguably one of the most popular pie flavors. A symbol of America, the apple pie was actually invented by the British. Apple pie is simply made with sliced apples on double-crusted pastry dough.

With docking, the holes allow steam to escape, so the crust should stay flat against the baking dish when it isn't held down by pie weights or a filling. Otherwise the crust can puff up, not only impacting appearance but also leaving you with less space for whatever filling you have planned.

Non-chilled crust is fairly crumbly and less smooth, which makes it harder to roll out and means it may not look as polished. It will brown more quickly and the final product will likely be tougher, heavier, and more doughy – none of those in a bad way. It will likely have a more intense, butter flavor.

Bake: For a pie that you will cook further, like a quiche, bake the crust until it's dry and just beginning to brown, but still pale in color, 45-50 minutes. For a pie that will need no further baking, like a chocolate cream pie, bake the crust until it's evenly browned and crisp-looking, 60 to 75 minutes.

Typically, you only need to blind bake your crust if you're making a single-crust pie with a pre-cooked filling or a no-bake pie. If you're making a pie with a particularly wet filling, you could always partially blind bake or par-bake (more on this below!) your bottom crust to prevent the bottom from becoming soggy.

How long do you Prebake a frozen pie crust? ›

However, what you gain in the simplicity of these meals, you lose in nutritional value. That's because they're typically packed with fattening ingredients—and a ton of salt. Mishan says Marie Callender's Spaghetti and Meatball Bowl, in particular, is one of the worst options out there.

Since frozen entrees are already cooked, they save you the hassle of cutting, peeling and creating a meal. They can be placed in a microwave or in an oven for a hearty dish in minutes compared to hours.

Marie Callender's Ready to bake pumkin pie is easy to cook. Just leave frozen until your ready to put it in the oven. The pie cooks up in a little over an hour. This makes pie making super easy to get a close to homemade taste.

In 1964, Marie's family opened their first pie and coffee shop. Her loyal customers savored the comforting, homemade touches in each and every serving. Her shop expanded into a chain—and into the meals and desserts found in grocery stores today.