NutritionDoc

Because of their high dairy content, leftover custard and cream filled pies must be wrapped tighly in plastic wrap and stored in the frig.Whipped cream topped pies do not store well, becasue the whipped cream breaks down and begins to weep within hours. If you are planning on serving only a few slices from a whipped cream topped pie, top each slice individually with whipped cream and save the rest of the pie for later.

 

Double crust fruit pies such as apple, peach, cherry can be stored at room temperature because of their high sugar content and acidity, which retard the growth of bacteria. The frig turns the crisp crusts of the fruit pies gummy. This is a result of retrogradation, or the process by which the structure of the starch changes and becomes stale. So when it comes to fruit pies, storing at room temperature is the way to go. But then, who ever had leftover pie??????