VIDEO RECIPE: MUSCADINE PIE

Muscadine Pie

So the other day Tristan says, “Mommy, I want you to make some pie!” Pie?? Like kale and mushroom pie? No, he wanted pie!! Me make pie?? Haha, now that is funny… I don’t make pie.

I’m not really a baker, I’m a chopper. I make salads and whole foods. We eat low glycemic and somewhat close to paleo and loads of vegetables. So PIE?? (I guess he was tired of kale and mushroom quiche for breakfast).

So I had the fact that he wanted pie, in the back of my mind when I came home from the farmers market, with organic muscadine grapes. Not realizing the seeds were so bitter, that chewing them up was not happening, with my two kids. Even though they are out of control in the antioxidant value, my kids were not having it. So I’m thinking, alright what do I do with 2 quarts of muscadines?

OK, fine, I’ll make a pie! Well, how can I make it healthy?  Two words that really can’t be used in a sentence together. Healthy and pie. The sugar was organic, does that count? 🙂 Of course. I used less than half the amount of sugar called for, yet it was still sweet but in a more natural grapey-way. It didn’t make it too far out of the oven before my husband and I set it outside. It had to cool a bit faster before we could dig in with some vanilla ice cream! OH MY!

The Muscadine Grape is quite an extraordinary grape. I had no idea that the grape skin alone contains 6-8 times more antioxidants than a bushel of blueberries. Commonly found in the Southeastern Region of the United States, (yes that’s right, I live in Muscadine heaven, North Carolina) Muscadine Grapes were heavily used in the diet of Native Americans. Their healing properties include powerful antioxidants that fight free radicals with potent anti-cancer properties. Look up more on muscadines, they are truly magical and seriously healthy.

With so many benefits in one little grape, it’s essential to find ways to incorporate these grapes into your daily diet. Either through a smoothie or a snack. Even jam or maybe…just maybe you’ll make a PIE!

I was so stressed about getting the seeds out in a quick way that I didn’t realize you don’t need the pulp that incases them! WOW! Would someone just have made a video showing me how silly I’d been for all these years avoiding the seeded muscadine? It seriously was loads of fun for my daughter and really a breeze. Watch this video to see us playing in the grapes…

 

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Don’t burn your mouth and don’t forget the organic vanilla ice cream. You can use coconut ice cream if you prefer.  This pie is also delicious served cold with no ice cream. It’s like mom’s fresh organic grape jam, or if mom had ever made that…this is what it would taste like!! Next year, I’m making jam!

Enjoy,

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