The fruits in this pie resemble the color of the night sky. Plus the decoration is so cute and perfectly matches our Moon Phase Plates. 

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 2 cups pitted cherries, cut into quarters
• ¼ cup water
• 1 ½ Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 sheets of raw pie crust (approximately 11 inches in diameter, homemade or store-bought)

DIRECTIONS:

• Mix all ingredients (except pie crust) together in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and continue to cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the fruit has softened and sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Place the first sheet of pie crust in a 9” pie pan, so that the whole pan is covered in 1 even layer of dough. Set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the second sheet of dough into a circle
• Cut the circle down the middle and set one half aside.
• With a 1.25-1.5” diameter round cookie cutter, cut out two half-circles at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock, about 1.5” from the edge of the large circle. Do not discard the pieces that you remove.
• Continuing the same distance from the edge, cut out one full circle at 9 o’clock and two more halfway between each half circle and the full one. Do not discard the pieces that you remove.
• With the pie pan covered in dough, pour in the cooled fruit filling until about ¼” from the top rim of the pan
• Transfer the large half circle of dough onto the left side of the pie.
• Place one of the small half circles of dough adjacent to the cut out at 12 o’clock. Using a slightly smaller round cookie cutter, trim a thin rim from the other half circle and place it adjacent to the cut out at 6 o’clock. Fit the smaller half circle into the same cut out.
• Again using the smaller round cookie cutter, cut out the rim of one small circle.
• Place the hollow rim at 3 o’clock and the smaller circle back into the hole at 9 o’clock.
• With the original round cookie cutter, cut out a crescent shape from the remaining two circles of pie dough.
• Place one crescent between 12 & 3 o’clock, opening inward, and the other between 3 & 6 o’clock, opening outward. Finally, place the remaining two semi-circles in their adjacent holes on the other side of the pie.
• Bake the pie at 425F for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350F and continue to bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Serve.