Canning Strawberry Pie Filling: Creative Canning Recipes - There's nothing better than homemade strawberry pie during summer. If you're growing strawberries, this canning strawberry pie filling recipe is a delicious way to go about preserving fruit in jars. When you're ready to bake a pie, simply pop off the lid of your homemade pie filling and pour it into a pie crust. It's that easy. This is one of my favorite canning fruit recipes (and easy strawberry dessert recipes!) to make!