Whenever there is a buy-one-get-one kind of deal at the grocery store, I try to take advantage of it within reason. A couple months ago blueberries were on sale so I bought a couple pints and threw them in the freezer. Last night I decided they had been in there long enough and made a pie with half of them. I'm not ecstatic over the results, but it was still good. Here is the recipe I used, based off of
The Backyard Homestead book (which I love and highly recommend!):
1/2 c honey
1 t baking soda (a must when you use honey to balance out the pH)
1/4 c sugar (because I didn't have 3/4 c of honey)
3 T corn starch
1 pint (2 c) blueberries
1/4 c water
Toss everything in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until it thickens and clears. Then pour in a prebaked pie crust (thrown in a 350F oven for 15-20 minutes before hand) and bake an additional 12-15 minutes.
Here's what I will do next time:
add: 1 T lemon juice and maybe a 1 T butter.
Remove: 1 T cornstarch and maybe 1/4 c sugar.
It was a little too sweet, it definitely needed the lemon juice and could pry still stand to lose some of the sugar.
