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Traditional Finnish Blueberry Pie (Healthy Recipe)

This delicious blueberry pie is a unique Finnish style treat, called Mustikkapiirakka. With juicy blueberries, a creamy filling, and a buttery crust - this traditional Finnish blueberry pie is a perfect dessert recipe for blueberry season!
Course Dessert
Cuisine Finnish
Keyword bluberry pie, blueberry, finnish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 high speed blender
  • 1 hand mixer
  • 1 9-inch pie pan
  • 1 wooden spoon or other mixing utensil
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 Medium mixing bowl

Ingredients

For the Pie Crust

  • 1 3/4 cups rolled oats (preferable organic sprouted oats)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup butter (plus more for pan)

For the Sour Cream Filling

  • 1 cup high quality sour cream
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 teapoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

For the Pie

  • 1 1/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (if frozen, thawed and drained)

Instructions

Make the Crust

  • Add dry ingredients (oats, baking soda, and salt) to a high speed blender and blend until a fine powder or flour is formed.
  • Add flour to a large bowl, then combine flour with the egg, and maple syrup.
  • Add the softened butter and combine with the other ingredients with your hands until a soft dough forms.
  • Butter a 9-inch pie pan and press dough into the pan with your hands until it evenly convers the bottom of the pan as well as the sides.

Make the Sour Cream Filling

  • Add sour cream, egg, vanilla extract and maple syrup to a medium bowl and blend with a hand mixer until it reaches a thick, pourable consistency.

Make the Pie

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Evenly spread a cup of blueberries over the crust dough in the pie pan.
  • Evenly spread sour cream filling over the blueberries.
  • With the remaining berries, sprinkle blueberries over the top of the sour cream filling.
  • Place in the center rack of the preheated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the top crust is slightly golden brown and the center is fully set.
  • Remove from oven and allow to for 30 minutes, then place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
  • Serve chilled.
  • Enjoy!