Plan on baking this pie in the summer when berries are ripe and inexpensive! It’s a beautiful pie to celebrate the arrival of summer. Juicy berries are baked together to create a delicious, sweet filling. It’s all topped with an easy, buttery, sweet crumb layer.
What berries are needed for this Three Berry Pie recipe?
You’ll need three kinds of berries for this pie, and you can either use fresh or frozen. I suggest you use blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Sometimes fresh berries are offered at incredible prices, and it’s easy and affordable enough to pick up fresh berries. Frozen berries can be a cheaper alternative. Be sure to compare prices of fresh and frozen because the end result is really delicious if you use either.
About the crumbly topping:
Before baking, this Three Berry Pie is topped with a simple mixture of flour, sugar and butter. It’s just enough to sink into the berry mixture during the baking process, and create a finished look for the top of the pie.
What is quick-cooking tapioca?
Quick-cooking tapioca is the “thickener” that is used to keep the berry mixture from being a runny mess as the filling. You will find tapioca near the pudding or in the baking aisle. I like using tapioca as a thickener for fruit pie, but if you don’t want to buy it then you can substitute cornstarch in an equal amount for the tapioca. In my opinion, the tapioca makes it taste better than cornstarch will.
You can see from the photos that the tapioca really works great in thickening up the filling. Slices cut from the pie are clean, and the berry juices aren’t running all over the place. My favorite topping for this pie is vanilla ice cream. And it’s especially best when it’s warmed up a little. Enjoy!
If you’re a pie lover, you might like to try some of these recipes:
Cherry Slab Pie Butterfinger Pie Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie Banana Cream Pie No Bake Nutella Pie Raspberry- Blueberry Pie Strawberry Margarita Pie Chocolate Cream Pie
