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Type | Pie |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | United States, Canada |
Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
Main ingredients | Blueberries, pie crust, sugar, corn starch |
Blueberry pie is a pie with a blueberry filling. Blueberry pie is considered one of the easiest pies to make because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottom crust. The top crust can be a circular crust but the pie can also have a crumble crust or no top crust at all. Blueberry pies are often eaten in the summertime because that is when blueberries are in season.[1]
Blueberries, both wild ('lowbush') and cultivated ('highbush'), are native to North America. Blueberry pie was first eaten by early American settlers[2] and later the food spread to the rest of the world. Similar desserts are prepared in Europe with bilberries. It remains a popular dessert in the United States and Canada. Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries is the official state dessert of the U.S. state of Maine.[3] Blueberry pie has been documented in the Appledore Cook Book in 1872.[4]
A typical ingredient for blueberry pie are rinsed and stemmed blueberries. The berries can be frozen or fresh. Other ingredients include flour or instant tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, vanilla and butter. Recipes may vary ingredients.[5]
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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Energy | 232 kJ (55 kcal) |
35 g | |
10 g | |
1.8 g | |
Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
Vitamin A equiv. | 5% 44 μg |
Thiamine (B1) | 1% 0.01 mg |
Riboflavin (B2) | 2% 0.03 mg |
Niacin (B3) | 2% 0.3 mg |
Pantothenic acid (B5) | 3% 0.14 mg |
Vitamin B6 | 2% 0.04 mg |
Folate (B9) | 7% 27 μg |
Vitamin C | 3% 3 mg |
Vitamin E | 7% 1 mg |
Vitamin K | 9% 10.5 μg |
Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
Calcium | 1% 8 mg |
Iron | 2% 0.3 mg |
Magnesium | 1% 5 mg |
Manganese | 8% 0.18 mg |
Phosphorus | 2% 23 mg |
Potassium | 2% 50 mg |
Zinc | 1% 0.16 mg |
Other constituents | Quantity |
Water | 52.5 g |
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[6] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[7] |
A 100 gram reference serving of commercially-prepared blueberry pie is 10% fat, 35% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 52% water, and supplies 55 calories (table). It contains no micronutrients in significant content.