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Blueberry Raspberry Pie

A pie filled with a mixture of blueberries and raspberries, thickened with corn starch, sweetened with sugar, and baked in a pie shell.

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Why it works: Corn and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,345 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Blueberry Raspberry Pie

Ingredients

Directions

Make the berry filling

  1. Heat starch, sugar, and salt on low heat.

  2. Add one cup berries only.

  3. Cook and stir until boiling.

  4. Cool 10 minutes, then add butter.

  5. Cool 1 hour.

Fill and serve

  1. Add the remaining berries raw to the mixture and mix well gently.

  2. Pour berry mixture into baked pie shell (your own or store-bought).

  3. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

754Calories
16 gProtein
14 gFat
144 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Corn + buttertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,345 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Corn + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Corn starch
Thickens the cooked juices into a glossy, sliceable filling when it reaches boiling.
Blueberries
Supply most of the fruit bulk and juice that the starch thickens.
Raspberries
Add tart flavor and extra juice to the filling.
Sugar
Sweetens the filling and balances the tartness of the berries.
Butter
Adds richness and a smoother mouthfeel to the cooked filling.

The step that matters

Cook the starch until it boils. Cornstarch only thickens fully once the mixture reaches a boil, so stopping early leaves a runny filling. Cooling before adding the raw berries keeps them intact and prevents the fresh fruit from thinning the set.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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