u003cmeta charset=u0022utf-8u0022/u003eThe zest and juice from an orange add brightness to the canned strawberry. But it can be left out if you don't have it. You could substitute with lemon zest and juice if you have that on hand instead.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso, I loved to drizzle my angel food cake with some orange juice before adding strawberries as a child. So it just made sense for me to have that jolt of orange in this dessert too. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003cmeta charset=u0022utf-8u0022/u003eA little orange can make sure the strawberries have a little flavor boost. Pie fillings can sometimes be overly sweet and citrus is a great way to cut through that.