PATRIOTIC CHERRY & BLUEBERRY PIE

Marcy Inspired

This Patriotic Cherry & Blueberry Pie is perfect for your 4th of July celebration. It's red, white & blue with stars and stripes...and it's delicious! It's made with fresh berries and the perfect flaky crust. (Of course, you can make this with a store-bought pie crust to make things easier on yourself.) Read on for the recipe.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, Holiday

Equipment

Saucepan (medium)
Saucepan (small)
Spatula or wooden spoon
Pie plate
Rolling Pin (if using homemade dough)
Star & stripe cutters or knife
Pastry brush
Aluminum foil
Oven

Ingredients

For the cherry pie filling:

4 cups pitted cherries (approx. 2lbs)
1/4 cup of water
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
2 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice

For the blueberry pie filling:

1 heaping cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup of water
1/4 cup of sugar
1 tbsp. corn starch
1 tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice

CRUST & TOPPING

2 pie crusts (store-bought or homemade)
Egg wash, evaporated milk, or plain milk (for brushing)

Instructions

Place all ingredients for cherry pie filling in a saucepan and let cook on stovetop over medium high heat.
Once it begins to boil, lower the heat and let it continue to simmer approximately 5 to 10 minutes until the liquid has thickened.
Take off the burner and let it cool.
Place all ingredients for blueberry pie filling in separate, smaller saucepan and let cook on stovetop over medium high heat.
Once it begins to boil, lower the heat and let it continue to simmer approximately 5 to 10 minutes until the liquid has thickened.
Take off the burner and let it cool.
Use one pie crust to fill bottom of pie plate and cut off any excess, keeping in mind the dough will shrink back when baked.
Use a folded piece of aluminum foil to portion off 1/4th of the pie.
Place cherry pie filling in larger, 3/4th portion of pie, while placing blueberries in smaller 1/4th portion.
Carefully remove the aluminum foil.
Then use the second pie crust to cut out stars and stripes.
Place stripes over cherries and stars over the blueberries to mimic stars and stripes on the American flag.
Then use an egg wash, or evaporated milk (even plain milk will work), and brush over the pie dough.
If possible, use a protective shield around the rim of the pie plate to prevent the edges of the crust from burning.
Bake at 375º for 30 minutes.
Let cool completely before serving.