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apple, berry, blackberry, blueberry, jar, mini pies, pear, pie-in-a-jar, raspberry, spices, strawberry
Pie-in-a-Jar is as exciting as it sounds.
- They’re pies. In JARS.
- They’re so super cute.
- I think they would hold up really well in the mail. Big question is whether they’ll hold up internationally. Now taking domestic and international volunteers to help me test this theory out.
A year ago, I send some normal pie pies (as opposed to pie-in-a-jar pies) to a bake sale in Palm Springs benefitting the school I teach at. You can read that post here. This year, I was asked to contribute again to the same sale. I decided to make mini pies in jars this year after pondering the following key points.
- What’s better than a slice of pie? A whole pie to yourself.
- What’s more socially acceptable than eating a whole pie? Eating a whole mini pie.
- What’s easier to transport than a jar with a lid?…Nothing.
(My points just seem to be rolling out in groups of three this evening.)
This post from Our Best Bites provided me with some inspiration, and even comes with some rather adorable labels to top your jars with. It’s worth checking out if you’re interested in making your own pies-in-a-jar. For my part, I did what I usually do…read some blog posts on the subject at hand, then decided not to follow any of the recipes after all. So, in all accuracy, I probably couldn’t replicate these exact mini pies ever again.
(Awkward silence as you ponder how unhelpful of a blog writer I really am…)
I made two types of pies-in-a-jar; a pretty basic apple pie with lots of spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, lemon and lemon zest) and a pear and mixed berry pie (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, almond extract).
I love how they look here, all packaged up and ready to travel!
Have you ever tried baking pies (or anything else) in a jar? I would love to hear:
- Stories about YOUR mini pie experiences, or questions about mine.
- Interest in being a mail-tester for a pie-jar (depending on the number of comments I receive, I’ll put your name in a drawing.)
- Which of the two above flavors you would have purchased had YOU attended the bake sale?
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Pick me, Pick me!! I’ll be your international taste tester!! Yay for pie!!
Ooohh pick me pick me for an international tester!!!
I’ve made cookie mixes in jars and given those as gifts. They are fabulous. Someone gave me a quinoa casserole in a jar and that was pretty cool too.
So many jar ideas. LOVE.
Pie in a jar sounds fun. Did you make a bottom crust besides just the top one? The apple one sounds delicious. Also did you need more pie crust than a normal pie?
Tim and Bonnie, you’re currently cornering the offer…let’s see if anyone else hops on this! 😉
Alice, I pressed crust inside the whole jar. I ended up using about 1 and a 1/2 pie crust recipes to make a dozen. (When I say 1 I mean a top and bottom. So, in other words, enough crust to make one double crust pie and one single crust pie.) Because there was so much crust inside, I ended up doing crumb toppings on most of them to break it up a little. I think next time I’d like to try to get the inside crust even thinner, if possible.
Thanks. If you want to test your pie on me, I’d be more that happy to oblige.
Um… does halfway across town count as being far enough away to be a domestic mail-tester? 🙂
Man, I’d totally love to be a domestic tester. I mean, I’m only a few states up, but totally willing 😉 your pies always look amazing. I wish you lived closer so that I could sample them haha
Apparently it didn’t like me posting without being logged in, oh well. I would love to volunteer to be a domestic tester. I love the idea – I would never have thought of putting a pie in a mason jar. Such a cute way to gift a pie to someone …. Orrrre as you said, keep it for yourself and have a whole pie in a jar 😉
Ps. This is Amanda Waite by the way. Since I have a WordPress account, it posts as such 😛
I’ll be a taste tester on the east coast, Jess!
Hi Jess! I think LPR would be the perfect domestic testing team!
Love love LOVE this idea!! So clever Jess! Me and my taste buds would be certainly happy to help if you need any other testers from AUS 😉
If you are still looking for testers, I would be honored to be another east coast tester and could arrange for a Brazilian international taste tester as well.
I’ll test pies in a Jar. I love to cook, but don’t have an oven capable of baking consistently… Sydney, Australia.
I’ll fight Tim to be the taster! – Jen
I’ll fight Tim to be the taster!
I drool when I read your posts! if you need another aussie tester, I would be happy to oblige – if only to actually taste one of your famous pies 🙂 xx
brilliant idea jess! grant would kill for one of these – send one his way xx
I’d love to be a tester! 🙂
OOh, we’d gladly provide Canadian taste-testing…Actually American and British, but on Canadian soil 🙂
Tim & Leah…
I am so blog inept. I think I volunteered?!
Love the response guys! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm! I’m going to randomly select a couple volunteers tomorrow…accepting entries by commenting through tomorrow at 10 am PST, when my next post is scheduled.
I’ll do it! Pick me! I’ll be your pie tester for life 🙂 eating pie in a jar sounds awesome. I love pie!!! If I was to purchase one of these pies, I would pick the pear berry.
Shipping to America: a basic test.
Shipping to Canada: slightly more challenging: will it be eaten by the border guards?
Shipping to South Africa: a true gauntlet to run. Oceans to cross. Corrupt mail workers to elude. Unlocked mailboxes to avoid being stolen out of. But also stupidly expensive.
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You can try Italy if you want! I think they would hold up fine, but the question would be if baked goods can get through customs, and how long it would take. I wonder if theres a delivery service that specializes in this kind of thing.. I’ll let you know if my google search turns up anything interesting 🙂
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