Best 3 Fresh Pomegranate Pie Recipes

POMEGRANATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Roll the pie dough into a large circle and line your 9-inch pie pan with the dough. Roll the second piece of dough into a large circle and cut into 1-inch strips - set aside. This will be used to lattice the top of the pie. Make sure you keep the dough refrigerated until you're ready to assemble otherwise it will get too mushy.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the pomegranate seeds, sugar, juice, vanilla extract, cornstarch, spices and ginger making sure to coat evenly.
• Pour the mixture into the chilled pie base and spread evenly. Make a lattice top over the pie and trim the remaining strips. Then crimp the edges by gently pressing down with your index finger between you thumb and index finger of your alternate hand.
• Mix an egg yolk with some water, and brush the surface of the pie.
• Cover the edges of the pie with foil so it doesn't burn.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 400°F then remove the foil.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes at 350°F until the filling bubbles.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream.

PEAR-POMEGRANATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Quarter 6 pears. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, bring 3 tablespoons molasses to a boil. Let simmer about 2 minutes, until molasses thickens. Arrange half the quartered pears in a single layer in skillet. Sprinkle 1 1/2 tablespoons butter over pears. Cook, turning occasionally, until pears are well caramelized on all sides (but not cooked through), about 5 minutes.
• Scrape pears and molasses into a bowl. Add tapioca and toss to combine. Repeat cooking process with remaining molasses, butter and quartered pears. Add second batch of pears to bowl; combine.
• Thinly slice remaining pears and add to bowl. Stir in sugar, ginger and salt. On a lightly floured surface, roll out both crusts to 12-inch circles. Place one crust in 9-inch pie plate. Scrape pear filling into crust.
• Cut remaining dough into strips about 1 inch thick. Top pie with strips, weaving them into a lattice. Crimp edges to seal. Place pie on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until crust is dark golden and pears are tender when pricked with a fork, about 45 minutes more. Let cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

APPLE-POMEGRANATE SLAB PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400° F. On well-floured surface, roll 1 pie crust to 16 x 12-inch rectangle. Roll pastry onto rolling pin; unroll into 15 x 10 x 1-inch pan. Press pastry in bottom and up sides of pan.
• In large bowl, toss apples, 1 1/3 cups sugar, the cardamom, salt, orange peel and vanilla. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and orange juice. Add to fruit mixture; stir to combine. Spoon filling evenly into pastry-lined pan. Scatter pomegranate seeds over filling.
• On well-floured surface, roll second pie crust to 15 x 11-inch rectangle. Place over filling. Fold top crust over bottom crust to seal, crimping edge slightly with fingers. With small knife, cut slits or decorative shapes in top crust. Brush top crust with whipping cream; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust. Cool on cooling rack at least 45 minutes before serving. Serve warm or cool.