Easy fruit pie recipe with Baileys Irish cream | Simone's Kitchen (2024)

posted by Simone van den Berg on Jan 8, 2024 2 comments »

This easy fruit pie with a filling that has Baileys Irish cream inside is delicious for summer when fruit is at it’s best but can easily be made with frozen fruits too. Delicious served with whipped cream.

Easy fruit pie with baileys cream

Now here’s a delicious pie that you want to try! It’s the adult version of a fruit pie as it features alcohol in the form of Baileys Irish cream. I love the nostalgic taste of Baileys as it must have been one of the first alcoholic beverages I ever tried in a bar. If you do not know Baileys it is an Irish diary cream with alcohol. It’s sweet and delicious. They have different versions these days and you could make this into a Baileys chocolate cream pie. Now I like the sound of that! That said; this is with the classic flavor. It’s a super easy recipe and starts by blind baking the pie crust.

Preparing the fruit pie crust

I’ve chosen to use puff pastry for the fruit pie crust but you could absolutely use short crust pastry instead if you prefer. In either case blind baking is a good idea. You line a pie pan with baking paper and add baking beans (or use dried rice or something similar) to weigh down the pastry. Bake it in the oven for about 15 minutes, take out of the oven and remove the weights and baking paper. Bake for another 10 minutes and then take out. It should be lightly golden brown but not too dark yet.

Preparing the fruit filling

While the pie crust is baking you prepare the fruit filling. For this I’ve used strawberries and blue berries but you can use any other sweet fruit. Like mentioned you can use fresh fruit or you can use frozen. The frozen option is usually cheaper and also available year round. If using frozen make sure to defrost the fruit first.

Place all the fruit together in a small sauce pan and place on low heat. Let it simmer until it starts to reduce slightly.

In the mean time take a small bowl and add the sugar, corn flour and baileys to it. Whisk it together and add to your fruit mixture. Mix it in and let it bubble away for a few minutes. You should see the mixture starting to thicken. If it doesn’t or stays too thin you can add some more corn flour to thicken it further.

Baking with the crumble topping

Once the fruit mixture is thickened you place it inside the pie and smooth the surface with a spoon or spatula. I’ve used the easiest crumble topping ever by simply breaking up some macaroons and distributing them over the top. Place the pie back into the oven and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Take out and let it cool down completely. Serve with whipped heavy cream or a nice ball of vanilla ice cream.

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