I have loved pie in a jar for some time. It's one of the few really great desserts I can make with Splenda, for one thing, and my pies are a wonderful freezer-cooking item. When I make either fruit pies or pot pies (I make both chicken and beef/mushroom), I make a batch of them, then I freeze them with raw pastry then vacuum pack them in Food Saver bags. I often share them with an elderly neighbor, and we can just pop two at a time in the oven for us and have an easy-meal night. I can take out several dessert pies if we have company surprise us. I line the entire jar with pastry and cut a cute shape out of the top for venting, using my mini fondant cutters. I will never, ever go without pies in jars again. They are SO good, SO appealing to look at, and SO easy to make and freeze!

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