Several of our customers have asked for the recipe for our red, white and blueberry pie, so we thought we’d go ahead and share it. Remember, we make these pies fresh in our bakery every year around Independence Day. Order yours today!
Note from the editor: This festive dessert is a family favorite from Anne Weaver’s recipe box, especially for daughter Janell who celebrates her birthday on the 4th!
Red, White & Blueberry Pie
- Prep Time: 1 min
- Cook Time: 4 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- Berry Layer:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch or all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 4 1/2 tablespoons raspberry gelatin dessert granules
- 1 pint whole blueberries (unsweetened)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pint red raspberries
- Cream Layer:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 4 ounces whipped cream
Instructions
- Berry Layer:
- Bake a nine inch graham cracker (or regular) crust. Prepare the filling as below.
- In a medium saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch and water and stir until dissolved. Cook until the mixture becomes thick and clear. Add gelatin; stir until it dissolves. Separate the mixture into two halves and stir blueberries and lemon juice into half of the mixture. Spread over pie crust. Refrigerate.
- Meanwhile, fold raspberries into other half of mixture and set aside.
- Cream Layer:
- Beat cream cheese and sugar until they become very smooth. Mix in topping and spread over blueberry layer.
- Refrigerate until set.
- Carefully spread raspberry layer on top and chill at least 4 hours before serving.