Gluten-Free Peach and Raspberry Pie

It was the perfect dessert storm*: my husband had raspberries leftover from his batch of raspberry wheat beer and peaches were super cheap at Walmart (reduced to .88/lb.) All I needed was a crust and I was in business. 

Crust
1 6 oz. package Annie's Gluten-free SnickerDoodle cookies 
(or 1 1/2 cups cookie crumbs)
2 T. butter or margarine, melted

Annie's GF SnickerDoodle Cookie crumbs

Filling
6-7 fresh peaches, cut into chunks
1 c fresh or frozen raspberries
1 t lemon juice
1/2 c sugar
2 T cornstarch

Cheap peaches and raspberries from my husband's raspberry patch

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Crush the cookies (I used my trusty Magic Bullet), then mix with melted butter. Reserve about 2 tablespoons (for the top), and press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate. (I use the flat bottom of a measuring cup.) Bake in the preheated oven for 8 - 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.

Mix the peaches and raspberries in a large bowl. Drizzle lemon juice over the fruit. Add sugar and stir well. Sprinkle corn starch over mixture and stir. (If you're not ready to bake yet, refrigerate the fruit until you are.) Pour mixture onto crust, sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs and bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Let stand for about 10 minutes before cutting.

Right out of the oven!

I've never been much of a pie baker, but this pie won raves from my non-GF family. I especially love the way the cinnamon in the cookies brought out the sweet flavor of the fruit.

*See what I did there? :)

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The hottest yummy trend these days is Cake Pops...adorable little balls of cake (duh!) on a stick, coated with a sweet confectionery glaze.  For fun, check out Bakerella - the Queen of the Cake Pop.  She has literally written the  book on cake pops (see above), featuring some of the cutest, most creative cake balls.  Just because you can't eat gluten, don't feel bad...some of the web's best GF bakers have come up with recipes for wheatless cake pops.

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Have fun! :)

Don't forget to check out the Gluten Free Cookie Swap on Facebook!

Hi, GF Friends!

Have you been to the Gluten Free Cookie Swap on Facebook?  You have GOT to check it out - there are so many awesome gluten free recipes there, all tried-and-true.  And there are prizes to be won!
And if you scroll way down and like my GF Pizzelle recipe, you will have the "prize" of my unending gratitude.  :)

Happy Baking!

trish