Freezing an unbaked fruit pie has so many advantages! This is a guide on How to Bake a Frozen Pie, along with tips for properly freezing it.
Wrap the pie in plastic wrap and freeze until ready to bake and serve. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Before baking the frozen pie, brush the surface of the piecrust with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 10 minutes then turn the oven down to 375 degrees F and bake until light golden brown, about 1 hour.
What Pies are Ok To Freeze?
Double crust fruit pies are the perfect pies to freeze. The recipe shared below is only intended for use with a double crust fruit pie, such as Sweet Cherry Pie or Ginger Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. This method could work for a crumble topped pie, such as Apple Crumble Pie, but the exact baking time will vary slightly, and youll need to cover the crumble topping with tinfoil to prevent it from burning.
This guide is intended for pies that are frozen and unbaked. That means that the pie is fully assembled, up until the point of baking, and then frozen.
However, it is possible to freeze fully baked pies too. A double crust fruit pie is perfect for baking, cooling completely, and then freezing. It can be defrosted, uncovered at room temperature for one day. Before serving, you can briefly reheat it in a 350ºF oven until the pastry is warmed through.
How to Freeze a Pie
While this may seem like common sense, its important to briefly discuss how to properly freeze a pie while keeping a few things in mind.
The first is that if you have precooked your filling, make sure it is completely cooled before you fill the pie. Putting even a slightly warm filling inside of a pie crust will ruin it. And, you shouldnt put anything warm in the freezer.
The second is that you should not egg wash your pie before freezing. The egg wash is only done right before it is ready to bake.
Lastly, make sure you have a flat surface in your freezer for the pie. It has to be laid out completely flat while it freezes. Once it is frozen, you can move it around.
To freeze fruit pies:
- Place the whole pie on a sheet pan first, and place it in a freezer on a flat surface. If you dont have room for the sheet pan, you can skip it.
- Once frozen (around 8-12 hours), wrap the whole pie in plastic wrap very tightly twice. If you plan to leave it in the freezer for more than a month, also cover it with aluminum foil. Don’t forget to label it!
It is best to cook any frozen pie within three months because the longer it is stored in the freezer, the less pronounced the flavor is. However, you can wait as long as about one year if frozen properly.
Baking a fruit pie from frozen isnt all that different from baking a fruit pie that isnt frozen, except that it takes about 15% more time in the oven.
With that said, there are a few tips that I suggest when baking from frozen:
- Hold off on adding any sugar on top of the pastry. You can if you really want, but its going to get pretty dark since the pie could be in the oven for a significant amount of time.
- The recipe instructs you to let the frozen pie sit at room temperature while the oven preheats. You want the dough to just slightly defrost. The dough should be a bit tacky to your touch. If that doesnt happen by the time your oven is preheated, let it sit out a few minutes longer until it does.
- Bake the pie almost the entire time on the lowest rack in the oven. This really helps ensure the bottom pastry is baked through.
- Dont rely on the timing of the recipe to know if your pie is done when baking from frozen; instead, youll really need to rely on the physical cues and or temperature of the pie to ensure its properly baked.
Cooking Pie from the Freezer
FAQ
How long to bake a frozen apple pie at 350 degrees?
What temperature should I bake a frozen pie?
Can you bake a frozen pie without thawing?
What temperature are most pies baked at?
How long do you bake a frozen apple pie?
The recommended temperature to bake a frozen apple pie is 375°F (190°C). Preheat the oven to this temperature and then place the frozen pie in the oven. Bake for approximately 70-80 minutes or until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden brown. Allow the pie to cool for a few minutes before serving.
Can You bake a frozen pie?
Place pie in freezer; pull out when ready to bake. When ready to bake pie, heat oven to 450°F. When oven is preheated, remove frozen pie from freezer; cut a few slits in top crust and place in oven. Do not thaw pie because no one wants a soggy pie. Bake 25 minutes.
Can you freeze a frozen apple pie?
It’s simple to prepare and freeze a delicious frozen apple pie. Preheat the oven to 425F for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 375F and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Allow the pie to cool before cutting it and serving it. Even if you don’t have any leftovers left over, you can freeze them.
How long do you bake apple pie crust?
Remember that when baking, the apple pieces should be uniform in size. Place the baking sheet in the oven at 425F (225C). Place the bottom crust in a 9 x 9-inch baking pan at room temperature to cool. Place the peeled, cored, and sliced apples in the pie crust. The apples can be baked for up to 45 minutes.