Huckleberry Pie

Huckleberry Pie is a classic North American dessert featuring a sweet-tart filling of wild huckleberries encased in a flaky pastry crust. The berries are typically mixed with sugar and a thickener like cornstarch or flour before baking. It is particularly iconic in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West regions of the United States and Canada.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This dessert is high in carbohydrates, primarily from sugars and refined flour, with a modest amount of fat from the crust. It provides some dietary fiber and antioxidants from the berries, but is generally an energy-dense treat with a rough calorie ballpark of 350-450 kcal per slice.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	390 kcal
Protein	4 g
Carbs	58 g
Fat	17 g
Fiber	3 g
Sugar	32 g
Sodium	280 mg
Vitamin C	8 mg
Vitamin K	12 mcg
Manganese	0.5 mg
Potassium	120 mg
Iron	1.8 mg
Calcium	25 mg
Vitamin A	45 IU
Magnesium	15 mg

Per 1 slice (1/8 of a 9-inch pie, approx. 150 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

Unlike cultivated blueberries, huckleberries are almost exclusively foraged from the wild, making the pie a seasonal and regional delicacy. Nutritionally, huckleberries are exceptionally high in antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins, which give them their deep color.