Blueberry pie

Blueberry pie

A slice of blueberry pie with traditional crust
Type	Pie
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Canada
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Blueberries
Cookbook: Blueberry pie  Media: Blueberry pie

Blueberry pie with almond crumb topping

Blueberry pie is a pie with a blueberry filling. Blueberry pie is considered one of the easiest pies to make because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottom crust. The top crust can be a circular crust but the pie can also have a crumble crust or no top crust at all. Blueberry pies are often eaten in the summertime because that is when blueberries are in season.^[1]

History

Blueberry pie was first eaten by early American settlers and remains a popular dessert in the United States and Canada. Similar desserts are prepared in Europe with bilberries. Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries is the official state dessert of the U.S. state of Maine.^[2] Blueberry pie has been documented in the Appledore Cook Book in 1872. Later, several other various cookbooks such as Paul Richards Book of Breads, Cakes, Pastries in 1907 noted that berry pie was served in New York hotels.^[3]

Ingredients

A typical ingredient for blueberry pie are rinsed and stemmed blueberries. The berries can be frozen or fresh. Other ingredients include flour, cinnamon, sugar, and butter. recipes may vary ingredients.^[4]

Nutrients

Macro

The macro nutrient count for a serving of blueberry pie is around 12.5 grams of fat, 43.6 grams of carbohydrates, and 2.3 grams of protein, for a calorie count of 290.^[5]

Micro

Blueberry pie has several vitamins including vitamin A, Folate, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin K. Blueberry pie also has a variety of minerals like calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, and zinc.^[5]

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  Blueberry pie in a graham cracker crust

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  Miniature blueberry pies

See also

• List of pies, tarts and flans

References

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