Smoked Bacon Crumble Blueberry Pie
Bacon and fresh blueberries are the stars in this Smoked Bacon Crumble Blueberry Pie. This blueberry pie is the perfect dessert to serve at a summer BBQ, especially in late July when blueberries are at their peak.
Servings: 1 pie
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
Filling
- 6 cups fresh blueberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
Crumble Top
- 4 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1½ cups rolled oats, quick cooking
- ½ cup flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, softened
Instructions
Filling
- In a large bowl, mix all the filling ingredients together until well mixed and not dry.
- Set aside.
Crumble Top
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix together with a spoon.
- Using your hands, mix the ingredients well until it becomes crumblike.
Assembling the pie
- Preheat the smoker to 400℉ using smoking pellets of your choice.
- Place a cookie sheet on the smoker to preheat it.
- Fill the pie crust with blueberry filling.
- Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the top of the filling.
- When the smoker is at temperature, place the pie on the preheated cookie sheet.
- Allow to bake for 15 minutes.
- Lower the temperature to 350℉ and continue to bake for additional 30 minutes.
- Rotate the pie after 15 minutes for best results.
- Remove from smoker when crust is golden and the topping is browned.
- Allow to cool at least 30 minutes before slices.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.