Looking for a festive Pi Day pie recipe? Try this one on for size! A simple, sweet triple berry pie recipe gets a mathematical update for March 14th. Celebrate the lengthy number by serving up slices of impressively-decorated triple berry pie after reciting as many digits from memory as you can. Make it into a friendly competition, and the winner gets the biggest piece!
Triple Berry Pi Day Pie
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 2 hr 50 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 3 crusts from 2 boxes (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) blackberries
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) raspberries
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) blueberries
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Unroll 1 crust in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Press crust firmly against side and bottom. Trim along edge. Set aside.
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Step2Unroll 1 crust on work surface. Using small number-shaped cutters, cut out numerals representing pi to as many digits as desired (for example, 3.14159265). Set aside.
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Step3In large bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, the cornstarch, tapioca and salt; gently toss with berries. Let stand 15 minutes. Spoon into crust-lined pie plate.
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Step4Unroll 1 crust on work surface. Using small sharp knife, cut pi symbol in center of crust. Place crust over filling. Wrap excess top crust under bottom crust edge. Press edges together to seal; flute. Brush crust with milk; arrange numerals around edge of crust. Sprinkle crust with 2 teaspoons sugar.
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Step5Place pie on middle oven rack; place large cookie sheet on rack below pie plate in case of spillover. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Cover edge of crust with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. Bake 40 to 45 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Let stand 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition
520
Calories
19g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
83g
Total Carbohydrate
34g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 520
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 29%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 470mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 83g
- 28%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 23%
- Sugars
- 34g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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