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Honey Sweetened Gooseberry Pie

June 19, 2015 - 10 Comments

Mmm… honey sweetened gooseberry pie. Of yes. First, a confession: I suck at making pies. Harsh, but true. It's just that whole precision baking thing that really gets to me. I'm more of a ‘feel' type of personality in the kitchen – little of this, little of that. Baking ain't that way. 

Baking recipes be all like ‘follow-me-exactly-or-die'. Too harsh for me. 

But I love pie. So what's a farm girl to do? The answer is make ugly pies.

Honey Sweetened Gooseberry Pie | The Elliott Homestead

Pie makers may judge my lack of pie weights, filling-to-crust ratio, and technique. But that doesn't bother me. I have some strengths… like… ya know… cleaning bathrooms. Or loving bearded men. 

We can't be winners at it all. But we can enjoy honey sweetened gooseberry pie.

Fresh gooseberries.

By the way, if you've never tried gooseberries, you're missing out. Hugh of River Cottage inspired me to grow a few gooseberry bushes in my potager garden and I'm so thankful! Super tart. Super tasty. 

Honey Sweetened Gooseberry Pie

You will need:

 – 1 recipe pie crust

 – 2 cups gooseberries (or berries of choice!)

 – 2 cups rhubarb, cut into 1/2″ pieces (or additional gooseberries)

 – 1 1/4 cup honey (we used the honey from our very own bees!)

 – 1/4 cup organic, all purpose flour

 – Beans from one vanilla pod or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions: 

1. If you follow the pie crust recipe, you should have one pre-baked pie shell. Set that pie crust aside while we mix up the filling. 

Ugly pie crust.

2. In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the gooseberries, rhubarb, and one tablespoon of water. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and allow it to continue to simmer until the gooseberries *pop* and it all sort of dissolves into a beautiful goo.

Gooseberries and rhubarb from the garden.
Gooseberry and rhubarb pie filling!

Mmm. Goo. Delicious.

3. Once the rhubarb and gooseberries have gooified (yes, that's a word…ahem) add in the honey, flour, and vanilla beans. Stir, stir, stir to combine, making sure that there are no lumps of flour. Lumpy flour is a no-no. Even terrible pie makers like me know that.

Pie...pre-baking!
Decorating the gooseberry pie.

4. Carefully pour the pie filling into the pre-baked pie shell. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until the pie filling is set. Because this pie is sweetened with honey, it tends to have a slightly gooier texture than it's sugar-sweetened relative. That's okay. Who doesn't love gooey pie?

Gooseberry and Rhubarb Pie (sweetened with honey!) | The Elliott Homestead

Gooseberries. Goo. Good. Glorious. Gastronomically pleasant.

And Amen.

For other great meal ideas, no matter what your dietary restrictions, check out the meal planning service I use: Real Plans.

Honey Sweetened Gooseberry Pie

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 recipe pie crust
  • 2 cups gooseberries or berries of choice!
  • 2 cups rhubarb cut into 1/2″ pieces (or additional gooseberries)
  • 1 1/4 cup honey we used the honey from our very own bees!
  • 1/4 cup organic all purpose flour
  • Beans from one vanilla pod or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Make your pie crust (check out my pie crust recipe!)
  • In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the gooseberries, rhubarb, and one tablespoon of water. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and allow it to continue to simmer until the gooseberries *pop* and it all sort of dissolves into a beautiful goo.
  • Once the rhubarb and gooseberries have gooified (yes, that’s a word…ahem) add in the honey, flour, and vanilla beans. Stir, stir, stir to combine, making sure that there are no lumps of flour.
  • Carefully pour the pie filling into the pre-baked pie shell. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until the pie filling is set. Because this pie is sweetened with honey, it tends to have a slightly gooier texture than it’s sugar-sweetened relative. That’s okay. Who doesn’t love gooey pie?
Honey Sweetened Gooseberry Pie Recipe | The Elliott Homestead
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Comments:

  1. Miranda

    June 20, 2015 at 10:42 am

    I’m sorry to say I have never tried gooseberries. Perhaps one day I’ll get the chance. Your pie looks wonderful! I especially like how you put the heart shaped crust on top, what a neat way to decorate it.

    Reply
  2. Tasha

    June 22, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Well. I have a goose berry bush, but I also have a…hum…dirty rodent (squirrel/chipmunk) problem. Living within city limits does limit my pest control options. Haven’t gotten one yet. le sigh….

    Reply
  3. Judy

    June 22, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    What is a “potager”? My dictionary app says it’s not a word?

    Reply
    • Shaye Elliott

      June 24, 2015 at 11:47 am

      It’s a French word for ‘kitchen garden’ 🙂

      Reply
      • Judy

        June 24, 2015 at 4:04 pm

        I was thinking it was something like that. I really like the word. Maybe I’ll incorporate that into my vocabulary, since I do have a kitchen garden.

        Reply
  4. Madelyn

    June 23, 2015 at 5:30 pm

    And all the seven dwarfs said, “(gasp!) Gooseberry pie!?”

    Reply
  5. Bonnie

    June 24, 2015 at 9:17 am

    I am by no means a pie expert to be honest making pie crust intimidates me… but that being said I do know that to keep the top edge of the crust that can get burnt to heck you can once it is cooked but the rest needs more time cover those edges with foil or they do sell metal rings that lay right over it 🙂 Gooseberries are different and a fun thing, I forgot about them I need to get a couple of bushes and keep hold of this recipe, thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  6. cassandra

    July 13, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    You crack me up!!! Loved this and now have to find out if they can be grown in Wyoming:-) need me some goo too!!

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  7. Sam Brooke

    July 14, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    Thank you for the recipe, it looks divine! Ugly pies are the very best pies, in my humble opinion. They have that extra touch of love and “home-made” flair to them that makes them all the more appetizing, something that no perfectly refined, frozen and pre-packaged pie will ever know.

    Reply
  8. Lisa

    June 7, 2017 at 9:00 am

    I’m not good at pie either,but I do love my bearded man! Ha, I cracked up. I bought some gooseberry plants from the Pierce Countty Native Plant Sale. I’m looking forward to trying something new 🙂

    Reply

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