Blueberry pie

Blueberry pie is a pie with a blueberry filling. Blueberry pie is readily made because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottom crust. The top crust can be circular, but the pie can also have a crumble crust or no top crust. Blueberry pies are often eaten in the summertime when blueberries are in season in the Northern hemisphere.^[3]

Blueberry pie

Type	Pie
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United States, Canada
Serving temperature	Hot or cold
Main ingredients	Blueberries, pie crust, sugar, corn starch
Media: Blueberry pie

Blueberry pie (commercial)

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	232 kJ (55 kcal)
Carbohydrates	35 g
Fat	10 g
Protein	1.8 g
Vitamins and minerals Vitamins Quantity %DV† Vitamin A equiv. 5% 44 μg Thiamine (B1) 1% 0.01 mg Riboflavin (B2) 2% 0.03 mg Niacin (B3) 2% 0.3 mg Pantothenic acid (B5) 3% 0.14 mg Vitamin B6 2% 0.04 mg Folate (B9) 7% 27 μg Vitamin C 3% 3 mg Vitamin E 7% 1 mg Vitamin K 9% 10.5 μg Minerals Quantity %DV† Calcium 1% 8 mg Iron 2% 0.3 mg Magnesium 1% 5 mg Manganese 8% 0.18 mg Phosphorus 2% 23 mg Potassium 2% 50 mg Zinc 1% 0.16 mg
Other constituents	Quantity
Water	52.5 g
Link to USDA Database entry
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]

History

Blueberries, both wild ('lowbush') and cultivated ('highbush'), are native to North America. Blueberry pie was first eaten by early American settlers^[4] and later the food spread to the rest of the world. Similar desserts are prepared in Europe with bilberries. It remains a popular dessert in the United States and Canada. Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries is the official state dessert of the U.S. state of Maine.^[5] Berry pie, including with blueberries, was documented as early as 1872 in the Appledore Cook Book.^[6]

Ingredients

The typical primary ingredients for blueberry pie are rinsed and stemmed blueberries. The berries can be frozen or fresh. Other ingredients include flour or instant tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, vanilla and butter. Ingredients may vary, depending upon the recipe. ^[7]

Nutrients

A 100 gram reference serving of commercially prepared blueberry pie supplies 55 calories, and is 10% fat, 35% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 52% water (table). It contains 10% of the Daily Value in vitamin K, but otherwise contains no micronutrients in significant content.

Gallery

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  Blueberry pie in a graham cracker crust
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  Miniature blueberry pies

See also

• Food portal

• List of pies, tarts and flans

References

1. United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
2. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
3. Stewart, Martha (12 March 2015). "Blueberry Pie Recipes". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
4. Vear, B. (2016). Ice Cream. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4729-3318-8. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
5. Associated Press (21 April 2011). "It's the law: Whoopie pie official 'treat'". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
6. "Blueberry Pie". New England Recipes. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2012.
7. "Recipes". Bauer, Elise. "Blueberry Pie Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com." Simply Recipes. N.p., 14 July 2009. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.