- Saskatoon berries (Amelanchier alnifolia)
- Sugar and a little lemon
- Flaky pie pastry
Saskatoon Berry Pie
A Saskatoon berry pie. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
The Saskatoon berry is the prairie berry: a small purple fruit like a blueberry with an almond note, growing wild across the west. The city of Saskatoon takes its name from the Cree word for it, misâskwatômina.
The pie is the classic preparation: berries baked in a flaky crust, often with a lattice top. On the prairies it is as standard as apple pie.
Key ingredients
Where to try it
- Bakeries and farm kitchens across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- Saskatoon's farmers' markets in berry season (July).