Best 6 Open Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful culinary creation that seamlessly blends the essence of summer with the comforting embrace of a classic dessert: the Open-Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie. This exquisite treat is a symphony of flavors and textures, featuring a flaky, golden crust that cradles a vibrant filling of plump, juicy blueberries, all enveloped in a delicate blanket of sweet and tangy glaze. As you take your first bite, the burst of blueberry goodness mingles with the buttery crust, creating an explosion of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Each forkful promises a perfect balance of sweetness and tartness, while the glaze adds a touch of sophistication that elevates this pie to a truly unforgettable experience. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe is designed for success, guiding you through each step with precision and clarity. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you and your loved ones craving more. Let's dive into the delightful world of Open-Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie!

In addition to the classic Open-Faced Fresh Blueberry Pie recipe, this article offers a collection of variations that cater to different dietary preferences and flavor profiles. For those seeking a gluten-free alternative, a dedicated recipe provides a step-by-step guide to creating a delectable pie crust using almond flour and oats. Those with a penchant for a vegan lifestyle can rejoice in the vegan version of the pie, which artfully replaces traditional ingredients with plant-based alternatives, ensuring that everyone can savor the goodness of this beloved dessert. Moreover, the article includes a recipe for a Dutch Blueberry Pie, a unique twist on the classic that incorporates a streusel topping and a hint of cinnamon, resulting in a textural and aromatic masterpiece. Lastly, for those who prefer a handheld treat, the Blueberry Hand Pies recipe offers individual-sized pastries that are perfect for on-the-go snacking or delightful additions to a picnic basket.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

FRESH BLUEBERRY PIE



Fresh Blueberry Pie image

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     dessert

Time 3h25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 cups (20 ounces) fresh blueberries, washed and dried
1/2 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
1 tablespoon Cassis liqueur
Perfect Pie Crusts
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk or cream, for egg wash
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening, such as Crisco, diced
1/2 cup ice water

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  • Mix the blueberries, 1/2 cup of sugar, the flour, lemon zest, lemon juice and Cassis in a large bowl. Carefully ease one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate, making sure not to stretch the dough or it will shrink as the pie bakes. With a sharp knife, cut the excess dough off at the edge of the pie plate. Spoon the blueberry mixture into the pie shell, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure you include all the juices.
  • Brush the edge of the crust with the egg wash. Carefully lay the second crust on top, again easing - not stretching - it onto the pie. Cut the excess dough off at the edge of the pie plate. Press the edges together with a dinner fork or crimp with your fingers. Brush the top crust with the egg wash, cut three slits for steam to escape and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Place the pie on the prepared sheet pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until the filling is very bubbly and the crust is nicely browned. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.
  • Cut the butter in 1/2-inch dice and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening and pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump the dough out on a floured board and turn it into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece out on a well-floured board into a 12- to 13-inch circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board.

CONTEST-WINNING FRESH BLUEBERRY PIE



Contest-Winning Fresh Blueberry Pie image

I've been making this blueberry pie recipe for decades since the ingredients for the filling are readily available in Michigan. Nothing says summer like a piece of fresh blueberry pie! -Linda Kernan, Mason, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 15m

Yield 6-8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 sheet refrigerated pie crust
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold water
5 cups fresh blueberries, divided
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°. On a floured surface, roll dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Trim and flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights. Bake on a lower oven rack until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and water until smooth. Add 3 cups blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly., Remove from the heat. Add butter, lemon juice and remaining berries; stir until butter is melted. Cool. Pour into crust. Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 150mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

TOPLESS BLUEBERRY PIE



Topless Blueberry Pie image

This a no-bake recipe, so on a hot summer day you don't have to turn on the oven, other than to bake your crust. If using frozen blueberries, drain them and use juice instead of water.

Provided by Elaine

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Fruit Pie Recipes     Blueberry Pie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

¾ cup white sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 pinch salt
1 cup water
4 cups fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon butter
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water and 1 cup of blueberries. Cook and stir over medium heat, until thick, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Add butter and let cool about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining blueberries.
  • Pour into baked pie shell and cool in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Carbohydrate 39.8 g, Cholesterol 3.8 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 113.1 mg, Sugar 26.6 g

OPEN FACE BLUEBERRY PIE



Open Face Blueberry Pie image

I got this recipe from a newspaper cookbook. A very easy way to get your fix when you are craving blueberry pie.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories     Pie

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 baked pie shell, cooled
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 cups blueberries
Cool Whip (optional)

Steps:

  • Stir together over medium high heat the water, sugar and cornstarch.
  • Add 1 cup blueberries.
  • Cook until thick.
  • Add 2 more cups of blueberries.
  • Cool and put in baked pie shell.
  • Top with Cool Whip, if desired, when serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.9, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 1.9, Sodium 118.3, Carbohydrate 45.9, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 30.4, Protein 1.8

OPEN BLUEBERRY PIE



Open Blueberry Pie image

This recipe for an open-faced blueberry pie came to The Times in 1961. "At the risk of offending those Americans who insist that tradition be strictly observed, a recipe for blueberry pie is suggested here that varies considerably from the two-crust baked affair that is customarily served on the Fourth of July. For one thing, this pie has only one crust and, for another, the blueberries are not cooked. After washing, the fruit is rubbed in a towel just enough to bruise the skins. When hot, melted currant jelly is poured over the berries, just a bit of their juice ekes out to blend with the liquid. The pie is served cold, topped with whipped cream." If you'd rather not use lard or shortening for the crust, butter will do just as well.

Provided by The New York Times

Categories     snack, pies and tarts, dessert

Time 35m

Yield One nine-inch pie or about six servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 quart fresh blueberries
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup lard or other shortening
2 1/2 tablespoons water, approximately
1 12-ounce jar currant jelly
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Wash the berries, pick them over, discarding damaged specimens. Dry berries gently on a terry cloth towel, rubbing just enough to bruise the fruit. Refrigerate the berries until they are well chilled.
  • Sift together the flour and salt. Using a pastry blender or two knives, chop the shortening into the flour until the particles resemble a mixture of coarse cornmeal and peas.
  • Sprinkle water slowly over the top of the flour while tossing the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl with a fork. After about three-quarters of the water has been added, press the dampened part of the dough into a ball and set aside. Add only enough water to dampen the remaining flour mixture. Press all the dough together.
  • Place the ball of dough on a floured pastry cloth or board, pat in all directions with a floured rolling pin and then roll from the center out in all directions, loosening the pastry and reflouring the cloth or board and rolling pin, if necessary. Roll into a round about one-eighth of an inch thick and two inches wider than the circumference of the top of a nine-inch pie pan.
  • Fold the pastry into quarters, fit loosely into the nine-inch pie pan and press dough against the pan without stretching it. Trim the edge with a sharp knife, allowing the dough to extend slightly beyond the rim of the pan. Prick the bottom of the pastry with a fork in several places to prevent it from buckling while baking.
  • Bake the pie shell in a preheated, hot oven (450 degrees) until crisp and delicately browned, about eight to ten minutes. Cool, then refrigerate the pie shell.
  • Melt the currant jelly in the top of a double boiler over boiling water. Add the lemon juice and stir.
  • Rub the pastry shell with butter. Pour in the blueberries, distributing them evenly over the bottom of the pie crust. Pour the hot, melted currant jelly over the fruit and refrigerate the pie until chilled and set.
  • Just before serving, whip the cream until it is stiff and spoon it over the blueberries. Serve at once.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 653, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 78 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 229 milligrams, Sugar 39 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BLUEBERRY PIE WITH FROZEN BERRIES



Blueberry Pie with Frozen Berries image

Great pie made from frozen blueberries.

Provided by Cindy Nelson

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Fruit Pie Recipes     Blueberry Pie Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

5 cups frozen blueberries
1 cup white sugar
5 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup salted butter
½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold water, or more as needed
1 tablespoon salted butter, cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon salted butter, or as needed
¼ cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Put frozen blueberries in a pot along with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt. Mix gently so that the blueberries will get covered with cornstarch; the cornstarch will help to thicken the pie filling. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally so it will not burn to the bottom, about 15 minutes.
  • While the pie filling is cooking, combine flour, 3/4 cup butter, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix with a fork until crumbles form. Slowly add cold water and mix until incorporated, adding more water as needed.
  • Divide dough into 2 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball. Roll out 1 dough ball with a rolling pin into a 10-inch circle. Transfer pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish. Trim the edge of the pie crust with scissors and crimp the rim with your fingertips and knuckles.
  • Remove pie filling from heat and pour into the pie crust. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon butter pieces on top of the filling; the butter will melt and make a thin surface over the filling that will help you weave the strips of crust for the lattice on top.
  • Roll the top crust into a 10-inch circle. Cut into 1/2-inch strips with a sharp paring knife or pastry wheel. Start with the longest strips and lay the first 2 in an X in the center of the pie. Alternate horizontal and vertical strips, weaving them in an over-and-under pattern. Use the shortest strips for the edges of the lattice. Fold the ends of the lattice strips under the edge of the bottom crust and flute the crust.
  • Melt 1 teaspoon butter in milk by microwaving in a microwave-safe cup in 10-second intervals. Brush over the top of the pie to get a nice golden brown crust.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 467 calories, Carbohydrate 68.6 g, Cholesterol 51.5 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 360 mg, Sugar 33.6 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh, ripe blueberries for the best flavor.
  • If using frozen blueberries, thaw them completely before using.
  • If you don't have a pie crust, you can use a store-bought one.
  • Be careful not to overcook the blueberries, as they will burst and lose their shape.
  • Serve the pie warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Conclusion:

The open-faced fresh blueberry pie is a simple and delicious dessert using fresh blueberries. The pie crust is flaky and buttery, and the blueberry filling is sweet and tart. This pie is perfect for a summer picnic or potluck. Here are some additional tips to make your pie even better:
  • For a more rustic look, use a homemade pie crust.
  • Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the blueberry filling for a brighter flavor.
  • Top the pie with a streusel topping for a crunchy texture.
  • Bake the pie in a preheated oven to ensure it cooks evenly.

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