This wild blueberry pie is topped with a brown sugar streusel (I know, streusels are life!) and the shortbread crust is so rich and buttery!
I don’t know that there’s a huge benefit to me posting pie recipes every few months. No one seems to love pie exactly like me online. IRL? Yes, because my people are in fact “my people” and they get the pie love. Hence why we are friends. One in particular, Janelle, she just gets me. We would be the best travel-to-eat companions. Obviously when I saw her at a party holding a pie it was the first one I had to try.
And that was the best idea.
This is that pie.
She is the genius that combined lots of wonderful recipes from bloggers across the web to create the ultimate blueberry crumble pie. And in case you even dared to ignore it, the streusel crumble on top is the most glorious element of the show.
Actually, I think Janelle hit gold by going for wild blueberries (most grocery stores now sell them in the freezer department) which transform this pie. This is sure to be one of your new favorite summer desserts!
Ingredients for Blueberry Pie
There are three components to this recipe so it looks like a lot of ingredients but most of them overlap to it’s really just a short list. Here is what you will need:
Shortbread Crust
- Flour: regular all purpose
- Powdered Sugar: all the sweetness without the grainy texture of granulated sugar
- Butter: unsalted is preferred
- Vanilla: adds flavor
- Almond Extract: adds flavor
- Salt: enhances all the flavors
Filling
- Wild Blueberries: you can use frozen if needed
- Lemon Zest and Juice: fresh is best
- Sugar: regular granulated, it balances the tartness of the berries
- Cornaby’s EZ Gel: thickens the filling
- Salt: enhances the sweetness
Streusel Topping
- Flour: all purpose
- Brown Sugar: adds richness and sweetness to the streusel crumble
- Sugar: a little more sweetness
- Salt: cuts the sweetness
- Butter: unsalted is preferred
Optional Glaze
- Powdered Sugar: adds sweetness to balance the acidity of the lemon juice
- Lemon Juice: must be fresh
- Milk: thins out the glaze a little
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.