Grape Pie           

My first experience indulging in this great dessert was in California.  Grapes, never thought about eating a pie created from grapes.  Oh my gosh, this is so good!  So refreshing and you will love it!  What is the next plan?  One guess, we are going to have some fun!

Prepare your own pie crust or you can purchase one pre made in the refrigerator section in your grocery store.  Use a 9” shallow pie plate and place the raw dough into the pie plate.  Set aside while you make the filling.

5 cups of fresh grapes, mix red and green seedless, rinsed well and set aside.  The colors are so pleasing to the eye and pallet.

Place washed grapes in a 3 quart sauce pan and 1 cup water, just to cover the grapes

¼ cup brown sugar – The grapes have a natural amount of sugar, be careful not to over sweeten
Juice from 1 fresh squeezed lemon
3 tablespoons of salted butter
2 teaspoons of vanilla
2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Cook the grapes gently until the grapes just begin to soften, do not over cook.  About 15 minutes.

In a small bowl, measure 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and make a paste with 2 tablespoons of water.

Pour over the grapes and cook until the grape mixture begins to thicken.  Make sure the grape mixture does not become too thickened.  Let the grapes cool down and then place in pie crust and bake at 375 degrees for one hour.  Do not forget about the brown sugar topping below.  Cover lightly with foil so that your crust does not burn.

Top with brown sugar crunch topping

2/3 cup flour
6 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons of butter, cold and cubed

Mix all ingredients by hand until crumbly and place on top of pie and bake accordingly.

You will love this and you are going to have some fun!