I’m going to ask you a couple of questions and I want you to answer me honestly. The only rule is that your answer must be “raspberry.” And don’t forget to answer honestly! I can take it! Ready?
What is your favorite fruit?
What is the one most perfect food in the world?
What kind of pie could you absolutely not live without?
What color lipstick are you wearing?
Well, isn’t that STRANGE? I answered raspberry to all the above questions, too! We must be soul mates or something! (I’m not actually wearing any lipstick. But, if I was, the name would definitely be “Raspberry.” I swear!)
What’s that? You love raspberries, but you don’t know how to make raspberry pie? You poor, poor thing! Let me show you the way.
You’re going to start out with a quart of fresh raspberries OR if you are like me and your grocery store is being a complete jerk you’ll just have to use frozen. Frozen raspberries aren’t quite as good as fresh, but they’ll do. I promise. If you do use frozen, you’ll need between two and three 12oz. bags.
Let the frozen berries thaw for a bit and then dump on about 1 to 1 1/4 cups of sugar, depending on the tartness of your berries. Add in 8 teaspoons of cornstarch, 2 tablespoons of quick cooking tapioca, and between 4 and 6 tablespoons of water, depending on how wet your berries are.
Now go ahead and stir it all up.
Okay, now grab a spoon and dig in! Eat them all! Every last one! Then cry for a bit, go fix your mascara, and head to the store to buy more berries. We’re making a pie, dang it!
If you are one of those LAZY people you can go right ahead and use a store bought pie crust. Go ahead. I won’t judge you. If you are SERIOUS about your pie, then use your favorite double crust recipe. I’ll just wait right here until you get done whipping that up.
Oh, and remember how I said I wouldn’t judge you for using a store bought crust? Yes, well. Please don’t judge me either. Pillsbury makes a better pie crust than me and that’s just the way it is. Let it go, okay?
Dump your berry mixture into the pie shell and, oh, did I forget to mention that you should preheat your oven to 425 degrees? Yes, well. We better do that now.
Before you put your top crust on, be sure to add some butter. Everything is better with butter right? I was feeling all diet-y and didn’t use the 4 tablespoons the recipe calls for. I used about 2-3 tablespoons, but whatever. You can’t tell the difference in the pie and I made up for those missing calories by eating butter straight out of the dish later.
Don’t be like me and cut your little slits totally off center. It just ruins the whole pie baking experience. Also? Don’t feel bad if the edges of your crust aren’t very pretty. Mine aren’t either.
Cover the edges of the pie crust with foil (or you can use one of these if you have one. I don’t. I hope to one day have the extra $4.00 required to purchase one.) and pop it into your oven. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees and then turn your oven down to 350 degrees and bake for another 45 minutes.
Let your pie cool for, well, a real long time. If you cut into it when it’s warm it’ll be all runny and thin and then you won’t be able to take pretty pictures of the finished product. Trust me. I know.
This is about 3 hours after coming out of the oven and spending an hour or so in the fridge. It’s perfect. Cold and thick and yummy and full of that raspberry goodness.
Now go make some raspberry pie! And that’s an order.
Raspberry Pie
- 1 quart fresh raspberries OR 28 ounces frozen raspberries
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 8 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca
- 4-6 tablespoons water
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 9 inch double pie crust
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Mix together the raspberries, sugar, cornstarch, tapioca and water. Let sit while you prepare the pie crust.
Pour raspberries into pie crust and add 4 pats of butter, about 1 tablespoon each.
Put on top crust and crimp edges. Cut slits in the crust to allow steam to escape.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 45 mintues.
Cool, cut and enjoy!
noble pig says:
OMG it’s beautiful Karly! I love it…love it! You have inspired a pie in me!
August 15th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Jill (CDJ) says:
That looks amazing! Next week when The Boy and I go to the Farmers Market we are sooooooooo buying raspberries!
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Texan Mama says:
Awesome pictures. I try to take pics like that but I am way too amateur. And, the pie crust shield? Save your money. I have one and it is always too big for my pie pan. Maybe an adjustable one would be better. Maybe you just making the pie for me would be best of all.
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
much more than a mom says:
That’s the prettiest damn pie I ever did see. Yum!
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August 15th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Shannon says:
I have thought, from time to time, that raspberry pie would be good. But I had always been led to believe that raspberries were too juicy and wet to make a pie filling. Thanks for the tip! It’s about 2 years too late though – we used to have approximately 8324808 tonnes of raspberries each summer from bushes in our backyard. Until we moved. Boo.
August 15th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Mrs. Schmitty says:
That looks YUM!
P.S. I like the new blog layout!
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August 15th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
sam {temptingmama} says:
Oh God. I want pie. Pie and tea.
Raspberries are my favourite, my mouth is watering.
I think I hate you for doing this to me at 10pm.
August 15th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Carol Vr says:
I sure do hope you saved me a piece. MMMMMM!!!
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August 15th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
that girl says:
My favorite fruit is chocolate. So is my lipstick. So are my men. Kidding. About one of those.
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August 15th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
David King says:
*goes to walmart and buys one and uses the extra time to berate you*
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August 16th, 2008 at 2:43 am
Kelley says:
Damn you. I just finished the last of the raspberry licorice in the cupboard.
AND now I want pie.
Damn you,
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August 16th, 2008 at 4:16 am
David King says:
then ill go to kroger or schnucks, both of which are closer and i’ll have even MOER time to berate you! excellent!
hehe
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August 16th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Zephra says:
I just cant past the seeds.
There are seeds right?
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August 16th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Marie @ Make and Takes says:
I’ve not made raspberry pie before. It looks delish.
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August 16th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Leslie says:
The pie looks delicious! And I love it when you’re all bossy in your recipes. I need that kind of direction in the kitchen.
And! Speaking of raspberries…I had a piece of raspberry cheesecake today. That’s how diet-y I was today.
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August 16th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Jerseygirl89 says:
Suck it, Martha Stewart!
Er, I mean, great looking pie, Karly.
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August 17th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
baseballmom says:
YUM!!! We bought 2 flats the other day from a local berry farm down the road, and I didn’t think they would make it home. Seriously, the boys and I were eating them double fisted. We made eleven containers of freezer jam, gave some berries to my bff, and ate the rest! I, too, am all about the pillsbury crust…my grandma disowned me for that, but then again, she disagrees with me buying chocolate peanut butter pie from Shari’s, and well, come ON! I remember when T was little, he came home from my mom’s and said that he wouldn’t eat Nanny’s berries because they were too furry (raspberries, of course)!
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Elle says:
Pie. Must. Have. Pie. Or at least, I think there’s some seedless raspberry jam in the fridge, couple of pieces of raspberry toast will do until I can get the stuff and make the pie. Second thought, screw the toast, could just eat the jam while looking at the pie pics. Yeah.
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August 18th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Nichole says:
Oh my, that looks great.
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
carol says:
Wow that looks good!Do you ship?
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August 18th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Carrie says:
YUMMMMMMM!
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August 18th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Dean Miller says:
Very useful. I am researching an article on this. Bookmarked!
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March 5th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Naomi says:
Yummmmmmmmmm. Thanks for the recipe and humor. BAM!
November 25th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Naomi says:
BTDub, I took the pre-made crust and rolled it up and re-flattened it, then cut strips and made it into a lattice top crust. It looks so much more homemade now, no one will know I bought the crust! ( I guess you could call it a re-crust)
November 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am