Blackberry Pie

It seems it's blackberry season!

I used to say how wonderful it was to see blackberries

until my husband said that seeing them meant that Summer was over.

Now they are a mixed blessing - 

great for pies, but not great for welcoming Autumn!

While I was at the Harrogate Quilt Show,

I had a phone call from my son to say that I needed to hurry back

as they'd found blackberries and wanted a pie baked!

Needless to say, I took my time LOL.

But the next day I made the pie

and apparently it was delicious.

However, I did try something different this time....

I used 'Stevia' instead of sugar for the filling.

'They' claim you only use half as much, 

it's low in calories and completely natural.

It does have a teensy aftertaste though 

(for me - everyone else says it's fine....)

So although it looked good and tasted OK,

I still think I'm going to stick with real sugar, 

but maybe just half as much as normal...