On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:13:19 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I have bought a few vegan pies from PCC Natural Market. They are sweetened
>with juice. I think it is a combination of apple and pineapple. Frankly
>the pies were not so great and I want a whole wheat crust which theirs did
>not have. Those pies seem to be no longer available. I have a good crust
>recipe now that meets my needs. But I don't know how to sweeten the pie
>with juice. I used Splenda for this Marion berry pie and the pie is great
>although it gave off tons of juice. The pie itself is not overly juicy.
>
>I am just curious though. How would I go about making one only with juice?
>The two that they used to sell were apple which was just passable and
>strawberry rhubarb which is normally one of my favorite pies but theirs was
>just plain sour. The biggest complaint I had about those pies was the crust
>though and I've got that part solved.



If you Google "fruit juice for sweetener" they show that concentrate
is usually used. That gets rid of the water and leaves the sugar
behind.