This Blackberry Pie Recipe is easy and a perfect summer dessert for a picnic or BBQ. Flaky pie crust and a not to sweet filling make this recipe stand out!
Blackberry Pie is a quintessential part of summer at my house! Perfectly sweet, yet tart blackberries in a flaky pie crust with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is a dream dessert! (I have been known to indulge for breakfast, on occasion! Don’t tell anyone! 🙂 )
How to clean blackberries after picking
Rinse berries under cold water and discard any stems, leaves or soft fruit. Add cold water to a large bowl and add berries.
Gently move them around the bowl with your hands, dislodging any dirt or foreign material from the fruit.
Drain well before using. A salad spinner works great to soak and remove water. Just spin slowly so that you don’t bruise any of the fruit.
What you need
- double pie crust
- blackberries, fresh or frozen blackberries will work
- cornstarch -you can also use flour or tapioca to thicken the filling.
- sugar
- salt – just a pinch
- cinnamon – optional
- nutmeg – optional
For the double pie crust
- butter – the must be very cold. Cut it into small pieces and then place it back in the refrigerator until you’re ready to assemble it.
- flour – just all-purpose flour is fine.
- salt
- water – again, water must be very cold. Put a few ice cubes in it.
How to make it
For the crust
Step One
Cut butter into squares.
Step Two
Measure flour and salt. Place in food processor bowl.
Place butter in food processor with flour and salt.
Step Three
Pulse until the butter in the flour mixture appears to be the size of peas.
Step Four
Add water, one tablespoon drop full at a time until the dough comes together.
Gather dough. Wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate about one hour.
To roll out the crust
Step One
Place the pie dough on a floured cutting board.
Step Two
Roll to a 12″ diameter circle.
Step Three
Place pie crust in 9″ pie pan. Crimp edges.
To blind bake crust
Step One
Lay a large piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap on crimped crust.
Step Two
Fill the crust with pie weights or use dried beans for pie weights.
Step Three
Bake crust at 350°F / 180°C for about 30 minutes.
For the pie filling
Step One
Rinse and clean fresh blackberries of any debris.
Step Two
Mix berries, cornstarch and sugar in medium bowl.
Step Three
Add pinch salt.
Step Four
Mix well.
Step Five
Pour berry mixture into bottom crust.
You could also make a lattice-top pie. Just slice the top crust into long thin strips with a sharp knife. Weave the strips together over and underlapping every other piece to form the lattice.
Can you Freeze Blackberry Pie?
Cooked Blackberry Pie can be frozen. The texture of the crust may suffer, depending on how much shortening is in the pie crust. Cooked pies will freeze up to 4 months. To thaw, place directly from freezer into oven for about 10 minutes, at 350°F, until hot and bubbly. Cover top crust, if need be, to avoid over browning.
If you would like to make extra blackberry pies to freeze, freeze them before baking them. Wrap tightly in bags or plastic wrap. Don’t cut slits in the top crust. If you have a latticed top, it may be better to freeze until frozen, uncovered.
Then, once frozen, wrap. Uncooked pies last about 3 months in the freezer. To thaw and cook, cook from frozen at 425°F for 10-15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and bake an additional 30-45 minutes. For more information see this post from Betty Crocker.
The simple answer is that you did not add enough cornstarch, flour, or even tapioca to the fruit. The next time you make blackberry pie, remember to thicken the fruit! I prefer cornstarch to thicken pies with, as it doesn’t detract from the flavor of the fruit!
You can make Blackberry Pie Filling and freeze it or can it with a water bath canner. Just do not add the cornstarch until you are about to make a pie, if canning. You need to use Clearjel which is a modified cornstarch specifically for canning. The thickener can interfere with heat penetrating the food in the jar, and it may not get hot enough to kill bacteria
Yes, you can make blackberry pie with either premade or homemade pie crust.
Other Delicious Pie Recipes on Binky’s Culinary Carnival
- Chocolate Bottom Lemon Meringue Pie
- Vintage Rhubarb Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Bacon and Spinach Quiche
- Shrimp and Asapargus Quiche
- Chicken Pot Pie
More blackberry recipes
- Blackberry Syrup
- Low Sugar Blackberry Jam
- Blackberry Vinegar
- Blackberry Vinaigrette
- Canning Blackberry Pie Filling
- Blackberry Tea
- Blackberry Simple Syrup
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Blackberry Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 double pie crust
- 4 cups blackberries rinsed and sorted
- 1/2-3/4 cup Sugar
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- pinch Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Roll out bottom crust. Place in pie pan.
- Pour blackberry mixture into crust.
- Top with rolled top crust. Pinch and crimp edges.
- Cut slits in top crust. Bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes to one hour. If top crust is browning too much, protect it with aluminum foil.
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Originally published August 20, 2019. Updated June 6, 2022.
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Marie challender
Made this yesterday with frozen blackberries. Turned out perfectly. Since the berries were frozen I let it cook 5 minutes longer. Will make this again so straight forward with simple ingredients. Thank you for a great recipe…..Marie
Beth Neels
Thanks so much Marie! I’m so glad you liked the recipe!
Kai
Hi Beth,
Thank you so much for this recipe and your helpful tips. I made two pies for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. My friend who hates pie said it was so good that it changed his mind about pie.
Beth Neels
Aww! That’s great! Thanks for letting me know! I’m glad everyone liked them! 🙂
Beth Pierce
Made this for my family and it has instantly become a new family favorite recipe! So easy and delicious!
Beth Neels
Oh, great Beth! I’m so glad they liked it! Thanks for letting me know!
Kelly Anthony
I love eating dessert for breakfast too. This looks like the perfect blackberry pie to make this summer.
Beth Neels
It’s the best time of day to eat desserts, I think.
Brenda
What temperature to bake?
Beth Neels
Sorry Brenda. It was in the article but not in the recipe card. I have fixed it now. Thanks for bringing that to my attention!
Pam Greer
This pie has become a family favorite!! So good with fresh blackberries and mine never comes out runny!
Beth Neels
That’s great to hear, Pam! Thanks for letting me know!
Dannii
We are going blackberry picking tomorrow and I might have to make this.
Beth Neels
You probably should! It is sooo good! Thanks Dannii!
Sylvie
So many clever tips to make this pie a success! I absolutely love a good blackberry pie and yours looks so delicious – can’t wait to try it!
Beth Neels
Thanks Sylvie! I appreciate you checking out the recipe!