There’s something extra comforting about a warm, homemade pie—especially when it’s bursting with juicy blueberries and topped with a buttery, golden crumble.
This easy blueberry crumble pie is the kind of dessert that looks impressive but comes together with minimal fuss.
Perfect for casual gatherings, weekend treats, or just a cozy night in, it combines the best of both worlds: the structure of a pie and the sweet, crunchy topping of a crumble.
Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a splash of cream, and you’ve got yourself a little slice of heaven.
🍽️ Serves: 8 | ⏱️ Prep Time: 25 mins | ⏱️ Cook Time: 45 mins | ❄️ Cooling Time: 30 mins – 4 hours
Ingredients
📦 For the Pie Base:
- 1 sheet (320g / 11 oz) ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
- 1 22 cm / 8.5 inch pie dish
- Baking parchment + baking/dried beans (for blind baking)
🍇 For the Blueberry Filling:
- 600g (about 4 cups) fresh blueberries
- 120g (½ cup) white caster sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
- 2 tbsp plain flour
🍯 For the Crumble Topping:
- 180g (1½ cups) plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 115g (4 oz) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 60g (¼ cup) white caster sugar
- 60g (¼ cup) light brown sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 small egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F.
- Line pie dish with shortcrust pastry.
- Trim edges and pierce base with a fork.
- Cover with baking parchment, fill with beans, and blind bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove beans and let crust cool completely.
- In a bowl, rub butter into flour and baking powder until crumbly.
- Add sugars, salt, egg, and vanilla. Mix by hand until a mix of fine crumbs and clumps forms. Set aside.
- Mix blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, cornflour, and plain flour in a bowl.
- Spoon blueberry mix into the cooled pastry base.
- Top evenly with crumble mixture.
- Bake at 190°C / 375°F for 45 minutes.
- Cover with foil after 25 minutes if the top is browning too quickly.
- Let cool 30 minutes for a gooey texture.
- Or 3–4 hours for neat slices.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream, custard, or double cream.
