Goldenberry & Blueberry Pie

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Turn goldenberries and blueberries into a simple crumble topped pie. It’s a perfectly easy way to turn the fun fruit into a delicious dessert!

Melissa’s Produce sent me a box of fresh produce for recipe development. As always, all opinions are honest and my own.

These yellow berries wrapped in papery husks look so fun and interesting. Luckily they can easily be prepped and turned into a variety of dishes.

They work for everything from salsas to muffins. Our favorite way to enjoy them however is this simple pie!

Have you ever seen this mysterious fruit before? It’s wrapped in a papery husk like a tomatillo, but it’s a smaller, sweeter yellow fruit inside.

When you peel back the paper a slightly sticky yellow cherry tomato sized ball emerges. Rinse off that tacky coating and you are ready to go to work creating a recipe.

It seems so different from most fruits and a little foreign, but they actually grow  here in the midwest.  We call them ground cherries here, but you can pick them up at the store in a Melissa’s clamshell labeled goldenberries.

It turns out they are also known as cape gooseberries. Mostly it depends on the region you live in or perhaps where you grew up.

We were first introduced to this fun fruit a few years ago.  My brother plants a huge garden at my parents’ farm.

He grows a lot of the things you would expect, but he also loves to try new things. A few years ago ground cherries were one of those new things.

He brought home a huge bag of them and we spent the better part of an evening removing the husks. He froze most of them and made this delicious pie with some of them.

The second I saw them in the mix of yellow sunshine inspired produce Melissa’s sent, I knew I had to make that pie again. I didn’t have quite enough to fill the pie shell, so I supplemented with some blueberries.

My high school colors were blue and gold, so it just seemed right! Plus the sweet tart goldenberries seemed like they would blend nicely with the sweet blueberries.

Luckily it is super simple to put together.  Once you get the crust in the pan, you just fill it with fruit.

Sprinkle it with a little sugar and flour. Then whip up a quick crumble and spread that over the top.

The flour will help set the filling as it bakes.  The nutmeg add that little bit of extra depth of flavor.

As with most fruit pies, this is delicious served on its own. Of course it’s even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream!

Next time you’re at the store or farmer’s market, you’ll have to keep your eyes out for some goldenberries. It’ll be a perfect excuse to bake a pie!

For more great fruit pie recipes, be sure to check out my peach rhubarb pie or tart cherry pie.  Both are fabulous with a scoop of ice cream.  Or make all three and have a fruity pie buffet!

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