Florida Fresh Blueberry Pie

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 quart fresh blueberries, divided
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 baked deep dish pie shell

Recipe

• 1 boil 1 pint blueberries with 1/2 cup sugar and water for 5 minutes.
• 2 mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar with cornstarch and salt.
• 3 add hot blueberry mixture to cornstarch mixture, stirring to make a paste. be sure to add the hot mixture to the cold and not the other way around!
• 4 pour back into pot and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• 5 add lemon juice; remove from heat and cool.
• 6 while cooling, place the remaining blueberries into the baked pie crust.
• 7 pour the cooled blueberry paste over the fresh blueberries.
• 8 chill overnight and serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.