Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

Yum! I wasn't sure about the apples and blackberries together, but there were so many great reviews, and I had blackberries frozen from last summer, so I decided to give it try. WOW! what a wonderful combination. Only a few changes. I added some lemon juice to the apples, and I used more like 3 cups of apples. When I put it into the crust it still looked like it could use more filling. Next time (and there will definately be a next time) I'll maybe add another cup of blackberries as well, and up the other inqr. accordingly. My husband LOVED it.

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Beth

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Home Town: Freeport, Illinois, USA

Living In: Machesney Park, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2009

I think this is the absolute bomb. The only thing I added is one teaspoon vanilla, and put a cobbler crust on top (plain cake mix with drizzeled butter. Awesome.

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PEZ

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

I made this for Thanksgiving and got told I would be making it for Christmas as well! My mother-in-law who cooks much more than me also wanted the recipe. Works well with blueberries also.

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Ellen

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Home Town: Vincennes, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

SOOOO good I could have licked the plate. I made this just as the recipe calls for. However, I did add one more tsp of tapioca per other reviewers. It did not seem to help. It was really juicy turned out to be more like a cobbler than a pie. Even so it was REALLY good!!!!

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rstockhorst

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

Just the smell of it baking was satisfaction enough. But to have it taste great too was heaven. YUM!

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T. Overton

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2008

This is an excellent pie! My boyfriend went back for a second slice 10 minutes after the first so it must have been good! I made it exactly as written. I used Granny Smith apples and felt that the amount of sugar was just right. If you use sweeter apples you might want to reduce it a bit. I used the all butter pie crust at elise.com which is amazing.

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Brandy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Living In: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2008

This was really good & easy to make! I used raspberry instead and Granny apples. I didn't have tapioca, so after the fruits soaked in the sugar, then the leftover juice in the bowl was mixed with a little cornstarch powder to thicken. Will definitely be making this again.

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WANSHAN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Riverside, California, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

Fantastic pie! I sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on top of the pie crust and served with ice cream. This pie is defintely going to be part of many Thanksgivings to come!

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Kristin Halko

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

When I read all the great reviews, I thought, "What's the big deal? The ingredients are so basic?" Well, let me tell you, this pie was fantastic!! Yum, yum!

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SheilaP1

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

Made 3 times varying ratio of apple to berries. Great every time. I used small tapioca first time and maybe didn't let it sit long enough but still good. The large tapioca, let sit, and good to go. I too had alot of juice so I added an extra shake of tapioca. I used different pastry recipes and everything from pie pans to 9x13 with no problems and RAVE REVIEWS.

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Bizeechic

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

after reading the reviews (several staing the berries dominate the flavor) i did it with 1 cup of berries instead more apple the flavor was more balanced this way

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joejoe

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Home Town: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

I've used the same recipe for years. My family loves it. I substitute raspberries for the blackberries and it's still yummy!

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MANDY19J

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Home Town: Sidney, Ohio, USA

Living In: De Graff, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2008

Really great american favorite! I made this twice already but with fresh cranberries. There is something about cranberries and apples that my family loves.

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nrgizrbune41

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2008

This turned out real good. I like the apples with the berries and more texture.

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Jan

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2008

Definitely better than an all blackberry pie, since it's less seedy. My family gave it 5 stars and my son doesn't even like pie!

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TAMAREE

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Home Town: Orem, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2008

I used this recipe as is, except for the size. I increased by 1.5 to make a 9X13" cobbler with it. It was great, everyone loved it. I fixed the fruit mixture the night before so I could bake it quickly in the morning. It was very juicy, so I did add a sprinkle more of the tapioca, being afraid that sitting so long might cause it to be juicier.

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2008

I had a bag full of peach and apple slices left over from a wedding shower and wanted to make a pie. I used this recipe and it turned out great. My hubby just loved it.

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MAGGIE1179

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2008

Fantastic! A great tasting pie. I made some very minor modifications though. I used a little lemon juice on the apples to keep them from browning after cut. Instead of on 1 C sugar, I used 1 C Splenda and 1/2 C sugar and put in some cinnamon as well. I actually forgot to add the butter pats before putting on the top crust- I don't care because it was still great! To top off the pie I brushed the crust with water and sprinkled sugar atop the pie. I did cover the crust the first 20 min to reduce the browness of the edges. The filling was nice and thick and juices weren't running everywhere when you cut a piece. Having the apples in the recipe definately reduced having all the blackberry seeds in one bite which was nice.

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SHERRI0121

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Home Town: Wooster, Ohio, USA

Living In: Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

I am so thankful I pick blackberries and freeze them. During the winter time it is nice to have some summertime pie. I didn't have apple so I used 4 cups of blackberries, delish! Next time I will cut back a bit on sugar, maybe 2/3c or 3/4c. hanks for the recipe. This is pretty much a no fail recipe.

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