Deluxe Blackberry Pie

While not fully seedless, this blackberry pie is made with fresh berries and a pudding-like blackberry filling flavored with brandy, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 421 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 cups fresh blackberries
• 2 tablespoons blackberry brandy
• 1.25 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned. about 35 minutes.

Step 3

Purée 2 cups blackberries in a blender until liquified. Strain and discard seeds; pour purée into a medium saucepan. Whisk in 1 1/4 cups sugar. Cook over medium heat until boiling, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom. Boil for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.

Step 4

Mix together cornstarch and brandy in a small cup until well combined; whisk into hot blackberry purée in the saucepan and return to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in cinnamon and nutmeg. The consistency should be like a thin pudding; add cornstarch and water mixed at a 2-to-1 ratio to thicken if necessary.

Step 5

Place 1 pastry into a 9-inch pie plate; fill with remaining 2 cups blackberries. Pour in blackberry purée so berries are evenly covered. Cut remaining pastry into strips and crisscross over filling. Alternatively, cover filling with remaining pastry and cut slits on top. Sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon sugar.