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You're Beautiful Blueberry Pear Crumble Pie (in a jar!)

8/13/2016

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Something special this week! Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Tour is in town, and I thought it would be fun to make the cast some pies in a jar, inspired by the Waitress pies you get in the theater!

"You're Beautiful Blueberry Pear Crumble Pie: Sweet juicy blueberries baked with ripe pears, topped with a walnut and pecan crumble, and a pie crust music note. Baked to perfection in a mini mason jar."
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Choose your juicy pears. Barlett or D'Anjou are the best!
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Peel and chop pears...
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...add in blueberries...
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...to cornstarch, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice.
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Prepare your walnut and pecan crumble topping.
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Prepare 4oz mason jars. (This recipe is for 12.)
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Spoon fruit mixture in each jar, filling it 3/4 of the way to the top...
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...till it looks like this!
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Spoon 2 TBSPN crumble right on top of the fruit mixture.
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Using a mini cookie cutter, cut out your shapes to top off the mini pies.
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Bake to perfection!
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Recipe for You're Beautiful Blueberry Pear Crumble Pie (in a jar!)

Yield: 12 jars 
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Ingredients:
-1 truly flaky crust (single, will have some crust left over)
-5 ripe but firm Barlett or D'Anjou pears
-1 pint fresh or frozen blueberries
-1/3 cup o' sugar
-1/2 TSPN lemon zest (zest of 1/2 a lemon)
-1 TSPN lemon juice  (juice of 1/2 a lemon)
-1/4 cup cornstarch

Crumble Topping:

1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup oats (quick cook, not instant)
-1/2 stick melted and cooled butter
-1/8 TSPN baking soda
-1/8 TSPN baking powder
-1/4 TSPN salt


​+Extra equipment:  small cookie cutter


  1. Peel pears and cut into small 1/2 inch pieces, combine with blueberries.
  2. Add 1/3 cup of sugar, 1/2 TSPN lemon zest (zest of 1/2 a lemon), 1 TSPN lemon juice  (juice of 1/2 a lemon), and 1/4 cup cornstarch, and fold the mixture together. 
  3. Set mixture set aside.
  4. Combine chopped pecans, chopped walnuts, brown sugar, flour, oats, melted butter, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Combine with your hands until mixture is crumbly.
  5. Spoon about 1/2 cup of fruit mixture into each jar, or until it's 3/4 way full.
  6. Put 2 TBSPN crumble on top of the fruit. 
  7. Cut shapes with the mini cookie cutter from the pie crust, and place on top of crumble.
  8. Bake at 375F for 25-35 mins, or until fruit becomes bubbly.
  9. Let cool before serving.
  10. SUGAR, BUTTER, FLOUR!
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    Waitress-wannabe. Baking hobbyist. Doggy mommy. Baking pies of all kinds inspired by the movie and musical WAITRESS.

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