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Pi Day: 21 Pie Recipes to Make this Week

Posted on March 11, 2017

Pi Day is coming up this week: March 14.

The date 3.14 represents the numerical value of pi, which is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is approximately equal to 3.14159…… The numbers after the decimal never repeat and go on forever!

March 14 is generally recognized as a day worldwide when we geeks recognize and celebrate the mathematical phenomenon that is the unique irrational number: Pi!

Pi has been represented by the Greek letter “π” since the mid-18th century,

Pi day is also a great day to celebrate, make, eat and be all about PIES!

A lot of schools celebrate by encouraging families to bake pies. If yours is or if you are just interested in baking a pie to celebrate, the Kitchn.com has a great list of 20 with recipes to check out HERE!

And if you are on a health kit, below that is a recipe from pie recipe from the kitchen of Viki Sater, founder of Viki’s Granola.

Viki’s Granola Mixed Berry Crisp

Topping Ingredients:

• ¾ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ cup (packed) light brown sugar

• 1 cup Viki’s blueberry almond granola

• 1 stick unsalted butter

Filling Ingredients:

• 4 cups frozen mixed berries (don’t thaw)

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375oF.

• Lightly butter oven safe ceramic bowl.

• Place topping ingredients into a bowl, working the butter into the granola mixture. Once complete, set aside.

• Place filling ingredients into a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

• Pour the berry mixture into the buttered ceramic bowl.

• Pour granola mixture evenly on top of the berries.

• Bake for 40 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the fruit juices are bubbling.

• Let it rest for 15 minutes before serving.

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Pi Day is Coming! Here are 100 Pie Recipes to Celebrate!

Posted on March 2, 2016

Bellyitch Rewind

March 14 is Pi Day and for the first time it is actually the first 5 numbers that represent the numerical value of pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter: 3.14.15.

(if you use the American way of writing dates).

Pi day is also an annual opportunity for math geeks, including nerdy parents all around, to make and eat pie with their family and friends!

We found from recipe curators over at our partners at Foodie over 100 pie recipes – from sweet, to pizza to fruit – for every taste and palette to consider making this Saturday!

Good luck!

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Pi Day Activity: 14 Kid-Friendly Pie Recipes to Make

Posted on March 2, 2014

Tick Tock. The clock winds down towards another Pi day. March 14 is generally recognized as a day worldwide, we geeks recognize and celebrate the mathematical phenomenon that is the unique irrational number: Pi!

Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is approximately equal to 3.14159…… The numbers after the decimal never repeat and go on forever!

Pi has been represented by the Greek letter “π” since the mid-18th century,

Pi day is also a great day to celebrate, make, eat and be all about PIES!

And just in time, I’ve joined Foodie by Glam‘s campaign and have curated a collection of 14 kid-friendly pie recipes. Get ready, pore through this collection and pick one or two of these recipes that are super easy to make and are designed for the pallet of tiny tummys. It includes some mini versions of traditional pie recipes for teenie hands!

Baking is a wonderful family activity to do as an alternative to playing video games or watching TV. It also has educational aspects because children learn about units of measurements too!

Fun and instructional! You cannot beat it!

If you make a pie recipe with your children soon or anytime this month, please send us a photo and let us know! We’d love to showcase it on the blog later! Thanks!

Do note for full disclosure, this collection of yummy recipes were curated as part of a paid opportunity but that doesn’t mean I didn’t assemble it with you lovely readers in mind and heart. Have fun baking moms and dads and grandmoms and nannies too! ha!

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