No Bake Blueberry Pie in 3 Easy Steps

Storing: To avoid quick spoiling, wash only blueberries that you can consume because rinsing soften blueberries quickly. Refrigerate the rest unwashed. Store in plastic container.

Life Span: Fresh blueberries when packaged or stored properly will last up to two weeks. Frozen ones can stay up to a year without damaging its delicate anthocyanin -antioxidants.

Picking: Pick firm and sweet smelling blueberries. Fresh blueberries show signs of silvery sheen or dusty color.

For the crust (or you can use pre-made):

2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs

2 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional since the wafer is already sweet)

4 tablespoon softened butter (unsalted)

Procedures:

1. Combine all ingredients and mix well.
2. Grease pie plate and press mixture into bottom and sides of the pie plate.
3. Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes and cool.

Most blueberry flavored foods like cereals, muffin, bagel are only made of artificial flavors and dyes to imitate blueberries. They do not actually contain real blueberries. Source: 2011 Consumer Wellness Center investigation.

For the filling:

1 cup fresh blueberries (or frozen)

¼ cup cream cheese at room temperature

3 tablespoon whipping cream

1 cup softened marshmallows

¼ cup maple syrup (or honey)

1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest

1 tablespoon fresh orange juice

1. Mix all ingredients until smooth.
2. Pour filling over baked crust pie.
3. Freeze for 2-3 hours.

You can either use a food processor to mix all ingredients or simply do it manually.

Total Preparation Time: 15 minutes plus freezing time of 2-3 hours.

Serves 8 on a 9 inch pie crust

Serve with extra toppings of fresh blueberries and drizzle with maple syrup or honey (optional) on top.

Enjoy!

1. High Anti-Oxidant –essential in optimizing health and help combat free radicals that damages our body's cellular structures.
2. Memory Booster – it benefits our nervous systems and our brains. Blueberries help protect the brain by clearing toxic proteins that accumulate there.
3. Low Calorie & Regulates blood sugar – it is low in terms of Glycemic Index (GI).

N.B. Maximize the benefits of blueberries. Go organic!

The United States is the world’s largest producer of blueberries, harvesting a total of 564.4 million pounds of cultivated and wild blueberries in 2012. - Source: agmrc.org

Rinse under cold tap water and drain on a collander. Blueberries are best serve on room temperature.

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