My housemates birthday was the day following the Lamma’s harvest festival, so we asked if he had an absolute favorite dessert. Keeping within the theme of seasonality, he selected blueberry pie. It was the perfect choice in my opinion – blueberries were in abundance and Meg, the divine pastry chef at the farm we work at, makes the most amazing buckwheat pie crust. So it was settled, we would have a very special blueberry birthday pie.
I, of course, could never settle for a generic blueberry pie so I decided to jazz it up a bit. I am a big fan of warming spices, especially with berries, so I added some ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon zest to create a spiced blueberry pie. This ended up pairing perfectly with the homemade cardamom ice cream our neighbor, co-worker, and friend brought along. It was really something special and made the night feel very complete and cozy.
I elected to go for a no-bake pie filling, in part to make it easier on myself but also to limit crust sogginess. That in mind, this came together so easily. I pieced together the recipe from a few other pie filling ones I found in a pinterest search and overall it came together pretty well! I hope you find this to be as special to you as it was to us! I think the filling could also be used as a stand alone, spread on bread or served as a dessert with cream cheese.
Ingredient
- 1 pie crust (use recipe here or your favorite)
- 2 pints of blue berries
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. corn starch
- 1/4 cup water
- whipped cream or ice cream for topping
Instructions
- Combine 2 cups of blue berries with water, lemon zest, and sugar. Bring to a boil
- Reduce heat to a simmer and stir continually until the mixture begins to thicken.
- Meanwhile, combine remaining blueberries and other ingredients. Fold this this mixture into the thickened blueberry mixture and set aside
- Pre-bake your pie crust per the directions. Allow it to cool completely.
- Pour the prepared pie filling into the cooled pie crust and allow to set for at least two hours before serving. Best served with friend and ice cream on top!
Enjoy!
Green and Gluten Free 