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This Mixed Berry Pie with crumb topping is a pie that bursting with juicy berries. With the buttery homemade crust and crunchy sweet crumble this is the perfect pie all year long – you can use frozen fruit or fresh. It’s going to be your favorite berry pie!
Why You’ll Love This Pie
I love a fabulous fruit pie, and this berry pie recipe is one I make all year round. It’s so simple, bursting with fruit, and has the best crumble topping.
- I love this mixed berry crumb pie because you can use frozen berries to make it so you can make it all year long – use fresh berries when they’re in season or frozen in winter!
- I use my favorite all-butter crust for this pie. It’s the perfect buttery, flaky base for all that fruit. The filling has a perfect consistency – I hate a runny pie, and this one does not have that problem!
- Topping off this blueberry raspberry pie with crumb topping is a simple brown sugar crumble topping. It adds a nice sweet, crunchy texture that pulls the whole pie together.
Ingredients Needed
- Brown Sugar: This is used in the crumble. Be sure to measure your brown sugar correctly.
- All-purpose flour: For the crumble topping – be sure to measure it correctly.
- Cold unsalted butter: It’s important to start crumble topping with cold butter.
- Granulated sugar: To coat the berries
- Cornstarch: I find this thickens better than regular flour.
- Ground cinnamon: All my berry pies use a pinch!
- Frozen mixed berries: Use your favorite – I love a triple berry blend. Make sure they’re thawed and drained if using frozen berries.
- Lemon juice: Cuts the sweetness if your berries are in season or extra sweet.
- Pie Crust: I love my all butter pie crust recipe but you can also use a semi-homemade version.
How to Make Berry Pie
- Prepare the pie crust and fit it into a 9” pie pan. Chill it for 30 minutes while you prepare the topping and filling.
- Whisk the brown sugar and flour in a mixing bowl. Grate the cold butter into the bowl, and then use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dry ingredients. Once the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, set the bowl aside.
- Whisk the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place the mixed berry pie filling in a large bowl and sprinkle the cornstarch mixture over the top. Gently toss to combine.
- Transfer the berry filling to the chilled pie crust. Sprinkle the brown sugar topping over the top.
- Bake the berry crumble pie for 10 minutes at 425°F, then lower the temperature to 350°F and finish baking the pie until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling.
Variations
- Lattice: Instead of a crumb topping, use a second pie crust to create a lattice top for your pie with strips of a second pie dough.
- Double crust: Or cover the whole pie with a second crust. Just remember to cut slits so the steam can vent while the pie bakes.
Expert Tips
- Whether you use the crumb topping or use a double crust, be sure to bake the pie at the higher temperature first and then lower the oven temperature. The high temperature ensures the bottom crust is cooked properly (no soggy bottom pie crust!)
- Once you’ve baked the pie, allow it to cool to room temperature before storing.
- Storing in Refrigerator: Loosely cover it with plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- How to freeze berry pie: You can freeze the baked pie, too. Once it’s cool, wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. It will keep in the freezer for up to three months.
- The pie is delicious plain, but adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a spoonful of whipped cream is a nice finishing touch.
FAQ
How do you keep a berry pie from being runny?
To keep a berry pie from being runny, you need to use cornstarch in the filling. Cornstarch is a thickening agent, and it thickens the juices from the fruit. It’s also important to let the pie cool before slicing it. The filling will thicken as it cools – if you slice it too soon, the warm filling will ooze out.
Can you use frozen fruit to make pie?
Frozen fruit works great in pie, just be sure to thaw and drain it well before making the filling. You don’t want extra liquid in your pie.
How do you thicken berry pie filling?
I prefer using cornstarch, but you can also use all-purpose flour.
Berry Crumble Pie Recipe
Mixed Berry Pie with crumb topping is the best pie recipe for summer or all year. Use fresh or frozen fruit to make this pie with my favorite crumble on top.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients
Crumble Topping
- ½ cup (100g) packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (124g) all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons (113g) cold unsalted butter
Pie Filling
- 1 recipe All Butter Pie Crust
- ⅔ cup (133g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (32g) cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 cups (682g) frozen mixed berries, thawed and drained or use fresh
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Prepare pie crust as directed for a single crust pie; add to a 9-inch pie plate and chill for at least 30 minutes before filling.
- Whisk brown sugar and flour in a large bowl. Grate cold butter into the flour mixture using a box grater. Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- Whisk sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Place berries in a large bowl, toss with lemon and sprinkle with cornstarch mixture. Gently toss to coat. Place in prepared pie dish.
- Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the filling. Place the pie on a cookie sheet and cover with a pie crust shield.
- Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 350°F and bake until crust is light golden and the filling is bubbly, about 35-45 minutes.
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Recipe Notes
- You can use a refrigerated crust or a frozen crust if you prefer.
- Cool the pie completely before slicing to allow the juices to settle and the pie to solidify.
- Fresh OR frozen fruit may be used.
Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
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Can I freeze this pie before or after baking?
Both works!
Delicious! Huge thanksgiving hit!
For the filling can you use dessert filling?
Like canned pie filling? Yes
Does the crust need to be pre baked? I’m always nervous when making pies that my bottom crust will be under baked. How do you know when one should be baked a butter before filling?
I like a softer crust but if you want it crunchier you can pre-bake it – cover with parchment and pie weights then bake at 400°F for about 10 minutes- this is for my crust recipe, other crust recipes may need less or more time.
I loved this recipe!! I bought a premade crust and followed this recipe for the filling. It was so delicious. Everyone loved it!
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