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Make This Pie!
Geting VERY good reviews here! Some of the comments include:
- "Not overly sweet. The blueberry flavor really comes through."
- "Best blueberry pie I've eaten. TONS of blueberries in there!"
- "Lighter than the baked versions. Great pie!"
- "I thought the berries would just fall out, but they don't. How'd you do that?"
Yup, this one is a "keeper", and very very simple to make!
PS: Have been chatting w/Booj on the amount of sugar per slice. It's more than wuff would like, though not as "bad" as many other desserts. Still, wuffy thinks he can do better. There has to be a way to cut the sugar in the cornstarch mixture, but still make it "set up" as firmly. Wuffy will keep playing with that, and see what he can come up with.
In the mean time, this is a nice "splurge" if your diet can handle it.
Here's the sugar breakdown:
- 1 C Sugar in the "gel". Makes 1.5 Cups. Only used 1 Cup (rest wouldn't fit with all the berries). Equals 133 Grams
- 3.5 Cups Blue Berries = 15 grams sugar per cup X 3.5 = 52.5
- 1 Tablespoon sugar for the berries to rest in = 12.5
- (Majority of pie crust has no added sugar)
- Whipped Cream (Garnish - Optional), under 1 Gram per serving (2 Tbs). Est 4-5 servings as garnish (as in photo) = ~5 gram total
- TOTAL SUGAR IN PIE = 203 Grams
We cut this pie into ~12 slices, but most folk would go for 8 pieces so, sugar per serving would equal
- 25.375 grams (for 8-slices) or 1.8 Tablespoons per slice
- 17 grams (for 12) or 1.13 Tablespoons per slice
As you can see, this isn't insignificant, but in wuff's opinion isn't TOO horrible for a dessert. But Vargr is sure it can still be improved.
Last edited on Mon Jul 21st, 2014 04:31 pm by Vargr
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