Preparation Time: 1½ hours
Ingredients:
* 1 ready-made pie crust
* 12 oz. frozen unsweetened blueberries
* 12 oz. fresh cranberries
* 1½ cups sugar
* 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
* ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
* ¼ cup cornstarch
* 6 tbsp. orange juice
* 2 tbsp. heavy cream
* Half gallon of vanilla ice cream
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
2. Combine the blueberries, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl and mix well.
3. Heat up the orange juice in a large saucepan and slowly add cornstarch until it dissolves.
4. Add the berry mix and bring everything to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the mixture constantly for 5-8 minutes until the sauce thickens. Then remove it from heat and let it cool completely.
5. Carefully spoon the berry filling into the ready-made pie crust. Sprinkle the top of the pie all over with 1 tbsp. of sugar.
6. Bake for about an hour, or until the crust is browned and the berry filling is bubbling. Check on the pie constantly to make sure the crust doesn't crack and the berries aren't bubbling over.
7. Cool the pie and refrigerate until 1 hour before it's to be served.
8. Consider serving the pie warmed over and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of each slice. Call it "pie à la mode" to impress your guests.
