• Join the Club!
  • About
    • Media
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure
    • Contact Me
  • Subscribe
  • BLOG
  • MEMBERS ONLY
    • Login
    • Club Homepage
    • GCE Meal Plans
    • Digital Meal Planner
    • Club Resource Library
    • Downloads
    • Live Club Events
  • Purchases
    • My Courses
  • SHOP
    • The Good Cheap Eats Club
    • Cookbooks
    • Planner
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Good Cheap Eats

eat well on a budget with easy recipes from Jessica Fisher

Find a Recipe
  • Budget Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Baked Goods
      • Yeast Breads and Rolls
      • Muffins and Quick Breads
      • Scones and Biscuits
    • Breakfast
    • Dessert
    • Lunches
    • Main Dishes +
      • Beef
      • Bowl Meals
      • Meatless
      • Pasta
      • Pizza
      • Pork
      • Poultry +
        • Chicken
        • Ground Turkey
        • Turkey
      • Sausage
      • Seafood
    • Salads
    • Slow Cooker
  • Money-Saving Tips
    • Take the Pantry Challenge
  • Affordable Meal Planning
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Easy Blueberry Pie from Scratch

Jessica Fisher · March 9, 2019 · 2 Comments

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Take advantage of a free hour and bake up a delicious blueberry pie. It’s surprisingly easy and amazingly tasty to bake one from scratch.

Blueberry pie with server, plates, and forks

If you’ve got a hankering for pie, then it’s time to get baking. Seriously, unless you have an exquisite (and possibly expensive) bakery or pastry shop in your neighborhood, you can bake a better pie. 

There’s just something tantalizing about the aroma of freshly baked pastry and jammy fruit drifting throughout your home. You can’t buy that, people.

Not only that, but home baked pies are generally cheaper, healthier, and better-tasting than the ones you can buy. You get to control the ingredients. You get to make the filling sweeter or tarter, depending on your preferences. You get to save some money.

All in making your own.

pie with pie server and plates

If you’re going to eat sweets, make junk food yourself. Not that pie is junk food, mind you, but it’s not typically health food, either. When something’s on the edge of treats and decadence, make it yourself. The extra work that it requires will limit how often you do it — and you’ll enjoy it more!

Today I’m sharing my recipe for Blueberry Pie you make from scratch. When I talk scratch, I do not mean a frozen pie dough and canned filling. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, especially if that’s how your Gramma Bee made it and it’s your favorite in the whole wide world.

But, I’m saying that you can make your own with real blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and a homemade pie crust.

Now, before you go freaking out about doing all those things for the first time and being all nervelated and such, let me put out the disclaimer that if you want to try homemade filling or homemade pie crust your first time out, that is totally fine. 

Sometimes we learn better doing one new thing at a time. So, you do you, baby, just try.

That said, making homemade pie crust is not too tricky. It doesn’t have to look picture perfect. See? Mine even has a wrinkle. Just go with it.

empty pie shell on work surface with knife and trimmings

How do you make a blueberry pie?

Making a blueberry pie requires just a few basic ingredients: a double batch of pie dough, blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and butter.

Line the pie plate with one batch of dough.

In a mixing bowl, combine the blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Fill the unbaked pie shell with the berry mixture. Dot the mixture with small cubes of butter.

Fit the top crust over the berries and brush it lightly with a beaten egg. Bake until the crust is golden and the filling is thick and bubbly.

Can I use frozen blueberries in a pie?

Yes! You can use fresh or frozen blueberries in your pie. If you’re using frozen berries, just don’t thaw them before baking the pie. It will get soggy from too much juice.

Can I freeze blueberry pie?

I love to freeze pies unbaked. That way I can experience the delicious aromas later without doing any of the work!

Once you’ve assembled your pie, wrap it gently but securely with heavy duty aluminum foil and store it in the freezer.

How do you bake a frozen pie?

Bake frozen pies from frozen. Don’t thaw them. Heat the oven to 425 degrees and then bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 375 and continue baking until the crust is golden and the filling is hot and bubbling.

If the top crust browns before the filling is ready, cover it with a sheet of aluminum foil to protect the top from getting overly brown.

collage of pie assembly with heart pastry cut-outs

How I make this good and cheap:

Here are some of the strategies I use to make this recipe more economical:

  • Buy in bulk. I regularly buy baking ingredients in bulk from Costco or via mail order. I store in the freezer what I won’t use soon; in this way, I can extend its shelf-life.
  • Shop the sales. Whenever I see a great sale, I stock up and freeze berries to take advantage of the good pricing. Then I can make pie whenever I want. 

Tools I use to make this recipe easy:

Having the right kitchen tools can really make your time in the kitchen more enjoyable. Over time, I’ve honed my collection so that they are perfect for my needs. Here are the tools that I like to use in this recipe.

  • plastic cutting boards – I like using a large cutting board as a work surface for my pastry.
  • Ergo Chef chef’s knife – I’ve had my set for several years and they work well.
  • stainless steel mixing bowl – I’m not sure you have too many of these.
  • dual-sided silicone spatula/spoon – This is great for the cooking process as well as scraping every last bit out of the bowl.

Blueberry Pie with tea settings

applying heart-shaped cut-outs to blueberry pie
Print Recipe Add to Collection Go to Collections
5 from 2 votes

Easy Blueberry Pie

Take advantage of a free hour and bake up a delicious blueberry pie. It’s surprisingly easy and amazingly tasty to bake one from scratch.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blueberries, blueberry, blueberry pie, pie
Servings: 8
Calories: 374kcal
Author: Jessica Fisher

Ingredients

  • 1 double-crust pie crust
  • 4 cup blueberries
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp butter cut into small cubes
  • 1 egg beaten

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a pie plate with one pastry crust. Place the pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Stir gently to combine. Spoon this mixture into the prepared pie plate.
  • Dot the surface of the berry mixture with the butter cubes.
  • Fit the top crust. If desired, cut shapes out of the crust and layer those across the surface of the berries.
  • Brush the crust with the beaten egg.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the crust is golden and the filling is thick and bubbly. Cover with aluminum foil if the crust browns too quickly.
  • Cool the pie completely, on a rack, before serving.

Notes

Note: The pie can be frozen prior to baking. Once it is assembled, wrap it gently but firmly with heavy duty aluminum foil and store in the freezer. To bake, place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet to catch the drips. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes before reducing the heat to 375 and continuing baking until done.

Nutrition

Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 7.9mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1.4mg

Easy Blueberry Pie from Scratch | Good Cheap Eats

Filed Under: Pie, Recipe

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    April 9, 2019 at

    5 stars
    Basic ingredients in the perfect amounts make a great pie. This is the first time I’ve made AND eaten blueberry pie.

    Reply
    • Jessica Fisher says

      April 9, 2019 at

      So glad you liked it!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

HI! I’M JESSICA.

Jessica preparing food in a kitchen

I believe anyone can prepare delicious meals -- no matter their budget. Click here to learn more.

SAVE MONEY ON GROCERIES

2021 Grocery Savings Challenges

printed card of GCE system on refrigerator with magnets

Get a Free Printed Card of the Good Cheap Eats System

bowl of dry onion soup mix

Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix to Replace the Packets

Ralphs receipt with groceries in a flatlay

How to Audit Your Grocery Spending

flatlay of groceries cookbook and money with coins and bills

Save Money on Groceries Right Now with These Simple Tricks

LET’S CONNECT

HUNGRY FOR MORE?

woman holding carton of talent in store
grocery cart with peets coffee

Footer

Disclaimer/Disclosure

Please note that the advertisements posted here do not necessarily represent Jessica Fisher’s views and opinions.

Also be advised that some of these advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site (when you click through). You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices.

To better serve my readers, I have implemented Google Analytics cookies in order to better know visitor demographics. For opt outs, go here.

For more specific details on my disclaimers/disclosures, go here.

Head here to view our complete privacy policy.

Tags

30-minute meals appliances baking basics buttermilk Cakes casserole cheddar chocolate christmas cooked chicken cooking for one or two dairy-free DIY Convenience easy meals efficient kitchen enchiladas Food processor GCE basics gluten-free grains granola grilled grocery savings challenges holiday Holiday Food instant pot leftovers meal planning 101 meal prep mother's day no cook packable pantry pantry staples pressure cooker quick dinner ideas real food products save money on groceries shop thanksgiving time-saving tips updated Veggies Most whole 30

Copyright © 2021 · Daily Dish Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in