Patriotic Pie

I didn't go quite the easy route on this desert like I did and some of the others I have shared with you the last 2 months but I did use canned pie filling. I made homemade pie crust because I think there is nothing better in the world than having a homemade pie crust made with butter. It is so buttery and Flaky and just tastes divine.

Typically 1 can of pie filling may fill up a fight in depending upon the size of your by 10. But for this one I wanted to have two colors underneath so I bought a can of both blueberry and Cherry Pie fillings. I filled in three quarters it with cherry pie filling and one quarter with blueberry pie filling.

I did make a double pie crust recipe but you could buy the ready-made pie crust that Pillsbury makes to use for the top stars and stripes and you could you use a frozen pie crust for the bottom.

If you have a small star cookie cutter that would work great to make the stars but I didn't have that so I did them free hand. It gives them a quirky look.

Make It Monday: Chocolate Cherry Berry Bread

I used a bag of frozen Very Cherry Berry Blend (from Trader Joes) but you could use your own blend of frozen berries or cherries. This is another tasty clean eating recipe. I found that there were a lot of clean eating banana bread & zucchini bread recipes out there, but not as many other kinds of quick breads, so I needed to make my own. Of course, please still do try my clean eating Blueberry Banana Bread and Zucchini Bread Recipes. 

Chocolate Cherry Berry Bread
2 C whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 C organic baking cocoa
3/4 C raw sugar (honey or maple syrup works too)
1 C Very Cherry Berry Blend, frozen berries
2 T coconut oil, melted
3/4 C natural apple sauce
1 whole egg
1 egg white
3/4 C greek yogurt, plain or berry.cherry flavored
1/4 tsp almond extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Spray 1 large loaf pan.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda,cinnamon and cocoa.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, apple sauce, egg and egg white, coconut oil, extract and yogurt. Mix well.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture and blend well. 
• Fold in cherries/berries.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and place in the oven.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool & Enjoy!