Frozen Peach Pie

Thanks to some great trees in my parents yard, I grew up eating fresh peaches in the summer. I was introduced to this recipe from a friend while we were eating peach pie at her house this past February! This requires some prep work and freezer space but it allows you to use those beautiful peaches when they are in season and the results are amazing! Plus, it is so much fun to have "fresh peach pie" in the middle of winter!


4 cups sliced fresh peaches
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust (double crust)
Vanilla ice cream (1/2 cup per serving)

To freeze: Line a 9-inch pie plate with foil. Toss sliced peaches with lemon juice. Mix brown sugar and flour; toss with peaches. Place peaches in foil lined pie plate. Freeze until solid. Remove pie filling from pie plate, wrap well, place in freezer bag or with freezer wrap and freeze until ready to use. Pies will stack nicely in freezer once frozen.

To bake: Line 9-inch pie plate with unbaked pastry crust; remove frozen filling from foil and freezer wrap, place in prepared pie plate. Top with second pastry crust, seal edges, cut holes to vent top crust. Wrap strips of foil around outside edges of pie crust to prevent fluted edge from over cooking. Allow pie to set on counter while oven pre-heats to 400 F. Bake pie 60 minutes or until bubbly inside. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

To enjoy now: If you do not want to freeze pie for later, place filling directly into prepared pie crust and bake in pre-heated oven.