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    🏠Home » Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Blueberry Crumb Pie—Quick, Easy, and Delicious Pie

    Jan 29, 2023 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · 5 Comments

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    4.34 from 12 votes

    This simple blueberry crumb pie is made with a refrigerated crust. It will move pie from an occasional treat to an everyday family favorite dessert. Top with an easy, crispy crumble topping to finish your simplified masterpiece.

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    • 😊Why you should make this pie
    • 🫐Ingredients.
    • 👨‍🍳How to Make Blueberry Crumb Pie
    • ✔️Tips
    • ❓FAQs
    • 📖Pie Recipes
    • 🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
    • 📝Recipe
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    😊Why you should make this pie

    • Super easy with the refrigerated crust and simple crumble topping.
    • Use fresh blueberries during the season or frozen berries otherwise.
    • You can make your pie crust if you want, but that takes it out of an "everyday recipe" for most people.
    • Excellent results with not too much work. A good reward-to-effort ratio.
    • Perfect when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

    🫐Ingredients.

    • Refrigerator pie crust
    • Blueberries—frozen or fresh
    • Sugar
    • Flour
    • Cinnamon
    • Topping ingredients—butter, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon

    👨‍🍳How to Make Blueberry Crumb Pie

    1. Cover a 9-inch pie pan with the pie crust and crimp the edge.
    2. Mix the crumb topping: soft butter: flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
    3. Mix filling: blueberries (frozen or fresh), sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
    4. Add the filling to the prepared crust.
    5. Add the crumb topping.
    6. Place on the middle rack in a preheated oven.
    7. About 20 minutes into the baking, protect the edge of the crust with foil.
    8. Bake for 40-50 minutes total, until nicely brown. But about 10 minutes longer if the berries were frozen going into the pie.
    9. Cool completely before serving—at least 2 hours.

    ✔️Tips

    • The hardest part of pie making is making the crust. We are accepting "excellent" to replace "perfect" by using a refrigerated pie crust.
    • I generally prefer the refrigerated crusts, but the frozen ones can work. Just follow the instructions. Do not bake the crust first.
    • Blueberries can be fresh or frozen. Either way, they need to be picked through for bad berries or stems. Also, both should be rinsed.
    • If you are using frozen berries, add a tablespoon more flour since they release more liquid. Also, the cooking time is about 10 minutes longer.
    • You can use cornstarch to replace the flour—use half the amount.

    ❓FAQs

    Do frozen blueberries need to be thawed before baking?

    No, but the cooking time will increase slightly, and increase the flour to account for the increased fluid release from the frozen berries.

    How to prevent soggy pie crust bottoms?

    An old trick that works is to put pies on baking sheets preheated in the oven. It will melt the fat in the crust faster and create a shield to prevent the filling from penetrating the crust.

    How to prevent runny blueberry pie?

    1) Be sure to add the extra flour to thicken the filling if using frozen berries.
    2) Be sure to drain the berries well after rinsing.
    3) Be ready to fill the pie crust, add the topping, and bake as soon as you coat the berries.

    Should leftover pie be refrigerated?

    Yes, the leftover pie should be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.

    📖Pie Recipes

    Really Easy Apple Crumb Pie

    Easy Fresh Strawberry Pie

    This recipe is listed in these categories. See them for more similar recipes.

    Dessert Recipes
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    🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

    blueberries with pie crust and pie ingedients

    Preheat oven to 375°. Place a baking sheet on the middle rack for any pie spillage and to firm up the bottom of the pie crust quickly.

    Following the package instructions, spread a refrigerator pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish and crimp the edge.

    mixing topping in small bowl

    Prepare the topping. Microwave 1 stick (½ cup) of salted butter for a few seconds until a little soft. Add 1 cup flour, ½ cup brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Mix well until crumbly.

    coating blueberries with sugar and cinnamon in bowl with wooden spoon

    In a large bowl, combine 4 cups blueberries (frozen or fresh) with ½ cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir to coat berries well. If your berries are frozen, add an extra tablespoon of flour to compensate for the excess fluid release.

    adding blueberry filling to crust

    Add the blueberries to the prepared crust. If some of the sugar mixture did not stick to the blueberries, then spread that over the top of the berries.

    adding crumble topping to pie

    Sprinkle the crumb topping over the blueberry filling. Place on the middle rack in the preheated oven. About 20 minutes into the baking, you should protect the edge of the crust with foil or one of those fancy pie rings. Bake for 40-50 minutes until nicely brown. It takes about 10 minutes longer if the berries are frozen.

    baked pie on a cooking rack

    Cool completely before serving—at least 2 hours.

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    📝Recipe

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    Blueberry Crumb Pie—Quick, Easy, and Delicious Pie

    From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
    This simple blueberry crumb pie is made with a refrigerated crust. It will move pie from an occasional treat to an everyday family favorite dessert. Top with an easy, crispy crumble topping to finish your simplified masterpiece.
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    4.34 from 12 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings #/Adjust if desired 8

    Ingredients

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    • 1 refrigerator pie crust

    Filling

    • 4 cups blueberries - Frozen or fresh
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 3 tablespoons flour - Add 1 tablespoon more if frozen berries
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    Topping

    • ½ cups salted butter
    • 1 cup flour
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375°. Place a baking sheet on the middle rack for any pie spillage and to firm up the bottom of the pie crust quickly.
    • Following the package instructions, spread a refrigerator pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish and crimp the edge.
      Blueberries and pie ingredients
    • Prepare the topping. Microwave 1 stick (½ cup) of salted butter for a few seconds until a little soft. Add 1 cup flour, ½ cup brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Mix well until crumbly.
      mixing topping ingredients in a white bowl
    • In a large bowl, combine 4 cups blueberries (frozen or fresh) with ½ cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir to coat berries well. If your berries are frozen, add an extra tablespoon of flour to compensate for the excess fluid release.
      mixing topping in small bowl
    • Add the blueberries to the prepared crust. If some of the sugar mixture did not stick to the blueberries, then spread that over the top of the berries.
      adding blueberry filling to crust
    • Sprinkle the crumb topping over the blueberry filling. Place on the middle rack in the preheated oven.
      adding crumble topping to pie
    • About 20 minutes into the baking, you should protect the edge of the crust with foil or one of those fancy pie rings. Bake for 40-50 minutes until nicely brown. It takes about 10 minutes longer if the berries are frozen.
      baked pie on a cooking rack
    • Cool completely before serving—at least 2 hours.
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    Recipe Notes

    Pro Tips

    1. This is written for a 9-inch pie pan.
    2. I don’t thaw frozen berries before using but remember to add the extra flour and to bake longer.
    3. Do not skip protecting to edge of the pie with foil, or you will have poor results.
    4. Do the full 2-hour cooling before cutting. Restrain yourself.
    5. Trouble shooting soggy crust and runny pie are covered in the post.
    6. Good sealed and refrigerated for 3-4 days.

    To adjust the recipe size:

    You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Nutrition Facts
    Blueberry Crumb Pie—Quick, Easy, and Delicious Pie
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 409 Calories from Fat 153
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 17g26%
    Saturated Fat 9g45%
    Cholesterol 31mg10%
    Sodium 193mg8%
    Potassium 113mg3%
    Carbohydrates 61g20%
    Fiber 3g12%
    Sugar 33g37%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 395IU8%
    Vitamin C 7mg8%
    Calcium 26mg3%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
    Course : Dessert
    Cuisine : American

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    1. Gail

      May 10, 2022 at 4:08 pm

      Can I make this with cherry pie filling in the can?

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      • Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

        May 10, 2022 at 4:17 pm

        Hi Gail,

        Any pre-made pie filling will be fine. Just use a crust and the topping. I much prefer fresh or frozen fruit—the canned filling seem to be a little watery, more sugary and less taste.

        Dan

    2. Kathy Franklin

      August 13, 2020 at 5:31 pm

      I love your site. Love they way you give the instructions and all the pictures...even the ingredients...and the dogs!❤️

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    3. Kathy Franklin

      August 12, 2020 at 9:46 pm

      5 stars
      Easy Blueberry Crumb Pie was EASY and so delicious! Made it just as directed. Wondering if I did something wrong? The topping was kind of hard, not crumbly. Still tasted good. We don’t usually “do” dessert, but this was a winner! Made it for company and it’s a KEEPER.

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      • Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

        August 12, 2020 at 9:58 pm

        Hi Kathy,
        Welcome to the blog.
        Probably too soft on the butter in the topping. So it is a bit on me. I changed the wording to help. I just want the butter a little soft to help you mix the topping. Melted and it will be as you described. And my wording didn't help.
        Thanks for the note and rating.
        Dan

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