Care & Tips
KEEP FROZEN UNTIL READY TO EAT
UNBAKED
PREP/BAKING INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the oven rack in the center position of the oven. PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove frozen pies from the freezer. Remove pies from the freezer box. Leave pies in aluminum pans for baking.
SWEET POTATO & PUMPKIN PIE
- Place the frozen pies in the center of a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the center of the oven rack.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until the pies are fully cooked in the center and desired golden-brown.
- Leave hot pies on the baking sheet and remove from the oven with oven mitts. Do not handle the pie by the edge of the pan.
- Cool for 2 hours or desired temperature.
- Cover and store leftover pie in the refrigerator for up to 6 days or freeze.
FRUIT PIES
- Cover frozen peach pie top loosely with aluminum foil.
- Place frozen pies in the center of a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the center of the oven rack.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil.
- Brush the top of pie crust with egg wash
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the center of the pie is bubbling strong. If your crust needs to be browned more, continue to bake in 10-minute intervals until desired golden brown; and crust crispness.
- Leave hot pies on the baking sheet and remove from the oven with oven mitts. Do not handle the pie by the edge of the pan.
- Cool for 3 hours or desired temperature.
- Cover and store leftover pie in the refrigerator for up to 6 days or freeze.
ARE MY PIES FULLY COOKED?
Sweet Potato/Pumpkin
- Pies are fully cooked when the center pie top is slightly firm to the touch and puffy like the rest of the pie top.
- To test: use a toothpick or fork. Pierce the center of the pie, if the toothpick/fork comes out dry/clean, your pie is ready. If the toothpick comes out wet with uncooked filling, cook for 10 minutes. Repeat as needed until done and desired golden brown.
Fruit Pies
- Fruit pies are fully cooked when the center of the pie is bubbling and the crust is desired golden brown.
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THAW & ENJOY - READY to EAT
FOR BEST DELICIOUSNESS REHEAT
THAW
- Remove frozen pie from the freezer. Place the pie box in the refrigerator overnight to thaw.
- Pie takes 6+ hours to thaw properly.
- Thaw in the refrigerator to keep your pies from sweating.
PREP/REHEAT INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the oven rack in the center position of the oven. PREHEAT oven to 350F degrees.
SWEET POTATO & PUMPKIN PIE
- Remove thawed pies from the refrigerator and remove pies from the box. Leave pies in aluminum pans for baking
- Place THAWED pie(s) in the center of a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the center oven rack.
- Reheat for 25-30 minutes at 350F to re-caramelize pie tops and to desired golden brown.
- Do not handle the pie by the edge of the pan.
- Let stand for 1-hour for best slicing or to desired temperature.
- Store pie in the refrigerator for up to 6 days or freeze.
- KEEP REFRIGERATED
FRUIT PIES
- Remove thawed pies from the refrigerator and remove pies from the box. Leave pies in aluminum pans for baking.
- Place THAWED pie(s) in the center of a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet on the center oven rack.
- Cover the fruit pie top loosely with foil. Reheat for 20 minutes at 350F.
- Remove foil and heat for 10-20 minutes or until fully heated and your desired golden brown.
- Do not handle the pie by the edge of the pan.
- Let stand for 1-hour for best slicing or to desired temperature.
- Store pie in the refrigerator for up to 6 days or freeze.
- KEEP REFRIGERATED
FREEZE LEFTOVERS?
- Place leftovers in a freezer bag, crust side down, cover with a piece of wax/parchment paper, remove air and seal. Place in the freezer for up to three weeks.
REHEAT LEFTOVERS? Follow 'THAW instructions.
- Microwave: Single slice, 5-10 seconds (DO NOT MICROWAVE ALUMINUM PAN)
- Oven: Single slice-5 minutes at 350F. Several slices in the pan: 10-15 minutes at 350F.
- Repeat in 5 minute intervals until desired temperature.
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How to Freeze Joyebells Pies
- Step 1: Place pie container in a jumbo ziplock bag and remove as much air as possible.
- Step 2: Place in Freezer
- Step 3: Remove ziplock bag and place pie container in refrigrator overnight to thaw.
It's just that easy! See reheat instructions to reheat and re-crisp crusts.
Breakfast JACKS
- A Family Tradition
- You can make them with ALL Joyebells pies.