Strawberry Shortcake

This one is a lot like our Easy Peasy Pie Filling post and makes a delicious summer desert.

You can use store-bought spongecake or make your own homemade shortcake:

Preheat oven to 425F.

2 1/3 c. baking mix (like Bisquick)
1/2 c. milk
3 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

Simply mix ingredients until a soft dough forms. Then drop onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Slice the strawberries, then coat with 1/4 c. sugar and two tbsp. of The Spicy Olive’s Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar. Put this on top of your warm short bread and top with cool whipped cream. Yum!

Why not try this with other fruits – how about blueberry peach with They Spicy Olive’s Wild Blueberry Field Balsamic Vinegar!

Easy Peasy Pie Fillings

Store-bought pie filling is full of all kinds of chemicals and preservatives. And if you have kids, you probably know exactly how much sugar it has too!

But pies are the definition of all-American desert, and as summer approaches, so does pie season! What’s a mom to do?!

Make healthy homemade pie filling, of course! Sounds tough, we know. But it’s really oh, so easy. You’re going to wonder why you bought the canned junk in the first place!

Here are a couple examples, but you could customize for any fruit – the possibilities are endless!


Blueberry Pie filling
4 cups fresh blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. Wild Fields Blueberry Balsamic Vinegar from The Spicy Olive

Apple Pie Filling
3 medium sized apples, chunked
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. Cinnamon Pear Balsamic Vinegar from The Spicy Olive

Have you made a pie filling with balsamic vinegar? Let us know what you used and what you thought!