What Is Filling and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with filling? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 13 recipes to put it to work.

In Chinese:	填充
British (UK) term:	Filling
en français:	remplissage
en español:	relleno

Recipes using filling

There are 13 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Homemade Kids Birthday Party Appetizer.

Adorable kids' party tartlets: buttery shortcrust baskets filled with smoked salmon, potato, and red onion, baked golden and topped with piped colored mashed potato. A cute, fun finger-food appetizer for birthday parties.

No Bake Creamy Pumpkin Pie - 5 Star

"Pudding and whipped topping -- the perfect combination for this yummy no-bake, cold and creamy pie."

Tacozagna & Banana Cheesecakes

This is a delicious dish, though the name is a little strange,

Prune or Cheese Envelopes

Danish pastry envelopes filled with cheese or prune, brushed with egg wash and apricot glaze. A classic European bakery pastry with a flaky, golden crust.

Tiramisu 7

Italian tiramisu made with Pan di Spagna sponge cake, mascarpone zabaglione, espresso-brandy soak and whipped cream. Classic restaurant-style layered dessert.

Chocolate Filled Fruit Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate-filled fruit oatmeal bars: a buttery brown-sugar oat crust with a rich melted chocolate, condensed milk, raisin, and coconut filling. Sheet-pan bars for crowds and cookie swaps.

Savoury Puffs (Australia)

Australian savoury choux pastry puffs filled with a béchamel-style mixture and salmon, chicken, shrimp or asparagus. Elegant French-inspired party appetizer.

Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry

Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry recipe

Season's Best Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate thumbprint cookies bake a cocoa-walnut shortbread base, then fill the wells with vanilla cream and ruby cherry pie filling. Holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Microwave Cheesecake

Microwave cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and creamy sour cream filling, cooked entirely in the microwave. No oven needed for this quick, silky cheesecake with almond vanilla flavor.

Kolaches

Czech kolaches made with soft yeast dough and a homemade apricot filling. These pillowy rolls get an indentation pressed in the center to hold sweet fruit puree.