Patriotic Cherry Blueberry Star Pie
This festive cherry blueberry star pie features a flaky crust filled with sweet cherry and blueberry fillings, topped with decorative pastry stars for a beautiful homemade dessert.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
1 box refrigerated ready-to-use pie crusts
3 cans cherry pie filling
1 can blueberry pie filling
1 large egg
3 Tbsp sanding or coarse sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425°F and prepare a 9-inch pie plate.
2. Roll one pie crust into a 12-inch circle and fit into the pie plate, leaving edges overhanging.
3. Drain one can of cherry pie filling and mix with remaining cherry filling.
4. Use a folded cardboard wedge to separate a section of the pie and fill it with blueberry filling.
5. Fill the remaining area with cherry filling and remove the divider.
6. Roll second crust and cut into strips and star shapes.
7. Brush strips and stars with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.
8. Arrange strips over filling and place stars on top.
9. Fold and crimp crust edges, brush with egg, and sprinkle sugar.
10. Bake for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and bake another 25–30 minutes until golden and bubbly.
11. Cool completely before serving.
Notes
Use a star-shaped cookie cutter for decoration.
Let pie cool fully to allow filling to set.
Cover crust edges with foil if browning too quickly.
Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.