Top 4 Canadian Sweet Pies

Sugar pie is a popular dessert in France, Belgium, the United States of America, and Quebec, Canada. The dessert consists of an open pie without a top crust, filled with a combination of sugar, maple syrup, cream, butter, and a bit of salt. The pie is usually flavored with vanilla. The popularity of sugar pie throughout the world is due to the fact that many immigrants from Northern France and Belgium went to Canada, discovering maple syrup along the way, which was sometimes the only available sweetener. Today, sugar pie is a holiday favorite in Quebec, when it is usually topped with a dollop of whipped cream. In Indiana, there is a variation on the recipe called sugar cream pie, prepared with somewhat more cream and flour, making for a fluffier filling with a slightly different flavor.Expand

A warm and light piece of traditional Canadian Saskatoon berry pie is a regional trademark, especially when accompanied by a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream on the side. It is made with Saskatoon berries, native to Western Canada, which grow from the Plains to the coast of British Columbia. The indigenous people of Canada used Saskatoon berries as a food source, grinding them into a paste and drying them for storage over the winter. Later, they were used in pemmican, pies, and various desserts. The city of Saskatoon in Canada is, in fact, named after these same berries, which are also protected by the Slow Food initiative. The pie is made from flour, pie pastry, butter, eggs, and Saskatoon berries (similar to blueberries, but harder and with smaller seeds, drier and earthier in flavor). Today, Canadian Saskatoon berry pie is served in many Saskatchewan and Alberta confectioneries and pastry shops as a signature dessert.Expand

This pie is a staple of Canadian prairie culture, consisting of a graham crumb pie crust that is filled with a creamy custard, then topped with an airy meringue. The custard is usually made with milk, sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, vanilla, and salt, while the pie crust consists of graham crackers, sugar, butter, and maybe a bit of cinnamon. Although flapper pie is notorious for the fact that it falls apart quite easily, preparing this dessert is certainly worth the effort. Before serving, it is typically sprinkled with breadcrumbs and left to chill in the refrigerator.Expand

Bakeapple pie is a traditional pie of the Canadian Newfoundland and Labrador region. Despite its name, there are no apples in this pie since bakeapple denotes cloudberries – sweet, bright orange fruits filled with seeds. The pastry dough is typically made with flour, salt, eggs, vinegar, and baking powder, while the filling consists only of cloudberries and sugar. Once baked, the pie is left to cool and set, and then it's ready to be eaten.Expand