Blueberry Soda Cracker Pie

This is one of those recipes that sounds too simple to be good, and then you taste it and wonder why you ever bothered with pie dough.

Crushed soda crackers get mixed with flour, sugar, and melted butter to form a crumbly, buttery mixture. Half goes on the bottom of the pie plate, blueberry filling spiked with lemon juice goes in the middle, and the rest of the cracker mixture goes on top.

The pie makes its own crust as it bakes, forming crispy, golden layers on top and bottom with that thick, glossy blueberry filling sandwiched between.

It’s the kind of old-fashioned recipe that gets passed around church potlucks and family reunions for good reason. Serve it with vanilla whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.

Pro Tips

• Crush the soda crackers until they’re fairly fine but not powder. You want some texture, not dust.
• The lemon juice in the filling is doing important work. It cuts the sweetness of the canned filling and brightens the whole pie.
• Let it cool on a rack before slicing. The filling sets up as it cools and the slices will hold together much better.