Home > Recipes > Harvest Watermelon Pie

Harvest Watermelon Pie Recipe

This recipe is a great use for watermelon rind. Usually you don't use that part at all but it is so full of flavor! It makes a truly unique pie.—Lorri O'Reilly, Orlando, Florida

[X]

Rate Harvest Watermelon Pie Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Harvest Watermelon Pie Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 6-8 Servings

30 40 70

Ingredients

3 cups chopped watermelon rind (peel and fruit removed)
1-1/3 cups (6 ounces) dried cranberries
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
ORANGE GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 tablespoon orange juice

Directions

Place watermelon rind in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until the rind is tender and translucent. Remove from the heat; drain. Place in a large bowl; add the cranberries, walnuts and vinegar.
Combine sugar, pie spice, flour and salt; add to rind mixture and stir well. Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim the pastry even with edge. Add filling.
Roll out remaining pastry; make a lattice crust. Seal and flute edges. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Remove foil; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown.
Combine glaze ingredients; spoon over hot pie. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 470 calories, 21 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 276 mg sodium, 71 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Harvest Watermelon Pie in Country Woman July/August 1998, p40