# Pie filling help
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** food-cooking
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725 "2024-06-11T04:27:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725/1 "2024-06-11T04:27:55Z")
I made a pie crust, but it shrank. It’s only about 1/4" high. It was going to be lemon meringue, but I don’t think that will work. What else could I fill it with that won’t go everywhere?
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### Author:  [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725/2 "2024-06-11T04:32:09Z")
Mix some cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest together. Beat it until it’s fluffy and smooth. Spread it in the pie crust.
Buy a bunch of pretty fresh fruit–berries, stone fruit, kiwis, and the like. Slice them and arrange them in radial, mosaic-like patterns.
Optionally (but recommended!), microwave a bit of seedless raspberry jam, thinning it with a bit of water or liqueur. Brush atop the fruits.
Voila: gorgeous fresh fruit tart, one of my very most favorite things to make!
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### Author:  [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725/3 "2024-06-11T04:34:32Z")
You could make a simple lemon filling (such as for lemon bars) on the stove top, pour it into the crust, and serve it as a lemon tart. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top. If you were really inspired, you could go ahead and make a meringue topping and put it under the broiler (or use a kitchen torch) .
Here’s a stovetop recipe:
> **[Sunny Lemon Bars Recipe](https://www.seriouseats.com/sunny-lemon-bars-recipe)**
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> This recipe is a cross between lemon curd and lemon meringue pie, soft and rich with egg yolks, but thick enough to slice into neat squares.
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### Author:  [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725/4 "2024-06-11T09:15:59Z")
These sound yummy, thanks!