Had to make this. It was Sunday, and my birthday, and I wanted to stay in my pajamas. W and I saw this on Instagram and had to make one. We put on some Bowie and did some baking. Beats scooping guck out of a pumpkin.

We had blueberries and saskatoons in the freezer – perfect for dark, brooding eyes. Other than that, it was just a matter of cutting the face with the tip of a knife. I made an uncooked filling, but find that it can wind up tasting starchy – next time I’d cook the filling first, stirring in some fresh blueberries for little pops of juice. Any dark pie filling would work.

How much fun is this? Our new traditional Halloween dinner dessert, after Meat Hand.

Blueberry Jack Skellington Pie

AuthorJulie

Yields1 Serving

Pastry for a double crust pie

Filling:

4-5 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen

1/2 cup sugar

3 Tbsp cornstarch

1 Tbsp lemon juice

a pinch of salt

2 Tbsp butter, cut into bits (optional)

Preheat the oven to 375F.

Divide the pastry in half, making one piece slightly larger than the other. On a lightly floured surface, roll the larger piece out into a 12-inch circle; transfer to a pie plate and gently fit it in, without stretching.

In a medium bowl, toss the sugar and cornstarch to get rid of any lumps of cornstarch; add the berries (if they’re frozen, don’t thaw them), and the lemon juice. Pour into the pie plate and dot with butter.

Roll out the remaining pastry, making a circle slightly larger than your pie plate. Cut rough holes for the eyes and nose, and make the mouth with the tip of a knife, without cutting all the way through. Transfer to the top of the pie and trim the excess crust around the edge of the pie plate, pinching the pastry together to seal and pressing down all the way around with the tines of a fork.

Bake for about 1 hour, or until the pie is deep golden and the juices have thickened. Serves 8.

Categorydessert, pie

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