Pie Recipes For National Pi Day

National Pi Day is this Thursday, March 14th. To celebrate I have 3 pie recipes to share. I’m not a fan of mathematics but any reason to eat pie I’m a fan of :)

Below are recipes for Cherry Pie, Peach Cobbler, and Apple Pie. All recipes (and images) are courtesy of Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa‘s Executive Chef, Anthony Stewart.

Cherry Pie Ingredients:

• 8 cups frozen pitted cherries
• 4 tablespoons apple juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups oats
• Pie Crust

Cherry Pie Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except oats.
• Place mixture in pie crust.
• Pour oats on top.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Let cool then Serve.

Peach Cobbler Ingredients:

• ½ pound frozen peeled peaches, sliced
• ¼ cups date sugar
• 1 pinch cinnamon powder
• ½ nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-oz corn flakes fat free/ no salt added

Peach Cobbler Directions:

• Grind corn flakes with 1 tablespoon water (added slowly) and layer on bottom of baking pan.
• Bake for 2 minutes at 350-degrees.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Mix remainder of ingredients together and spoon softly over crust and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350-degrees.
• Let cool before cutting.

 

Spiced Apple Pie Ingredients:

• 5 red Delicious or Fuji apples, peeled, cored, and cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice (such as McCormick brand — a simple blend of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice)
• Juice of ½ lemon (1 Tbs.)
• 2 cups low-sodium, fat-free corn flakes

Topping:

• ¼ cup crushed shredded wheat
• Pinch of ground cinnamon

Spiced Apple Pie Directions:

• Combine apples, water, cornstarch, spice, and lemon juice in a medium mixing bowl.
• Lightly spray bottom of pie baking pan (8 inches in diameter) with Pam. To make crust, press corn flakes into bottom of pan.
• Fill pie pan with mixture, sprinkle topping mixture, and bake in oven at 350 degrees.

(Disclosure: This is not a compensated post.)