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Blueberry Cream Pie

6/27/2022

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When we first moved to Georgia, back in 2005, I had the brilliant idea to pack up my two young children one June morning and drive them to the local blueberry farm to pick buckets of the fresh, ripe fruit.  I can assure you that the idealistic vision that  had played out in my head was entirely different from how our blueberry picking experience actually went down . 😅  Here's what I learned about blueberry picking that day:
1.  Blueberry bushes are great habitats for bugs -  Big bugs, flying bugs, crawling bugs, bugs that bite and sting - all the bugs.  🪲
2.  It takes A LOT of tiny blueberries and A LOT of time to fill a bucket.  🪣
​3. The blueberries at the bottom of the bushes - ie. the ones the kids can reach - get picked first - so if you want to find more berries, you have to bring a ladder or be willing to hoist kids up in the air for long periods of time.  🪜 
4. Blueberries ripen in the hottest months of the summer and waking up early to stand outside in buggy blueberry bushes all morning, makes kids grumpy.  😅
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Despite our unpleasant inaugural blueberry picking experience - I haven't give up on the dream of fresh picked Georgia blueberries.  In my little corner of the world, blueberries, blackberries and peaches are all ripe and ready for picking this week. 🫐 ​And as luck would have it, my 23 year old has no memory of the fateful day that I dragged her to the blueberry farm as an innocent 6 year old.   So I decided it would be best if I didn't bring it up before I asked if she would go with me to pick blueberries this week, either. 😅 (Yet another reason that I'm thankful for my kids repressed childhood memories.🤣)  So with fresh perspective, and a healthy slathering of bug repellent, we headed to the farm - bright and early, to fill our buckets with fresh, summer fruit.  
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We ended up coming home with a decent supply of fresh blueberries.  It was definitely hot and just as buggy as I remembered but still worth it.  And now I get to decide how to best enjoy all our fresh blueberries.  Pies, cakes, shortcakes, cobblers, ice cream - so many blueberry possibilities. 🤣 

My better half is a big fan of all things fruit so it's not hard to find a sweet, fruity treat that he will enjoy.  The hardest decision is choosing which blueberry themed treat to make first.  After some thoughtful planning, I decided to plan a full day of blueberry  indulgence in honor of Father's Day.  A batch of blueberry pancakes to kick off the day and a Blueberry Cream Pie to finish off the day.  
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Blueberry Cream Pie
Crust
12 whole graham crackers
2 Tablespoons sugar
pinch salt
6 Tablespoons butter, melted

Filling
1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 Tablespoon lemon juice

Topping
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup heavy cream
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Process graham crackers, sugar and salt in food processor until finely ground.
Add melted butter and pulse until crumbly. 
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Press into bottom and up sides of a 9" pie plate.  ​Bake 16-18 minutes at 325.
Whisk together sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan for filling.  
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Process 2 cups blueberries in food processor until smooth.  
Strain into saucepan with sugar.  
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Bring to a simmer and cook until whisk leaves a trail that slowly fills in.  
Remove from heat.  Whisk in lemon juice. 
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Stir remaining blueberries into puree.  
Spread filling over pie crust.  
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Whip cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.  
Slowly add cream and whisk until stiff peaks form.  
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​Fill a pastry bag with cream topping.  
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Fill bag with cream and pipe rosettes over pie. 
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Freshly picked blueberries are not a requirement for this recipe.  Really, you don't even need fresh berries at all - you can always substitute frozen berries if that's what's available to you.  Happy summer.

​Ciao!
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