Blueberry pie - frozen or canned berries?

amynicole21 wrote: Sophia has requested a blueberry pie for Thanksgiving I've never made one. Does anyone have a suggestion as to whether frozen or canned berries work better? I found a recipe which mixes blueberries and blackberries, and I saw that fresh blackberries were still available at the grocery store. So at least I will have something fresh in there!

luvmykids replied: My MIL is the queen of blueberry pie and she always uses frozen

DansMom replied: Were they separated at birth?! Daniel has asked for blueberry pie and I was just asking someone the same question! I was told that with frozen, to thaw the blueberries and drain off the excess water/juice before using. Add sugar and cinnamon.

We're making a vegan crust. Most crusts are vegan, actually, so that's not a marvel.

luvbug00 replied: ohh that sounds soo yummy. maybe i should jump on the blueberry bandwagon as mya is allergic to almost everything else lol!

anyone got a good recipe??

amynicole21 replied: Some of these looked good... but I'm not sure which I will use:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/blueberry.../r/bl50727e.htm
http://southernfood.about.com/od/blueberry...es/r/bln277.htm

Here's the blueberry/blackberry pie I was going to use.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Blackberry-an...Pie/Detail.aspx

Tracy - too funny about Daniel!

luvmykids replied: The second one is similar to MIL's and it's to die for. The first one I think assumes you're using canned, since it says "in syrup".

amynicole21 replied:
I like the second one, too... but I'm not a fan of pecans. Do you think i could do this one with a double crust instead?

luvmykids replied:
Definitely, or if you like almonds MIL has done that too. She makes it for me on my birthday every year

amynicole21 replied: Ooooh, I love almonds! Good idea.

bawoodsmall replied: I have to do a raspberry pie for my bil. My fil gave me some canned raspberries. I hope it turns out cuz I have never made one.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: I'm not sure Amy, I've only used fresh berries. DH makes the best fresh blueberry tart with shortbread crust.

My3LilMonkeys replied: I've only used fresh, but canned tend to be in a syrup or juice so I imagine frozen would be the closest.