How To Celebrate Pi Day Without Baking

Mathematicians have been telling us for centuries that pi is the symbol used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, just as bakers for centuries have been telling us that pie is a baked dish made with a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a sweet or savoury filling. On March 14, Pi Day is celebrated, allowing math and dessert fans to indulge in their love of both. You don't have to be good at math to take part in the fun, nor do you have to have amazing baking skills to take part. With this recipe below, you'll have ample time to calculate the area of all the circles in your home to your heart's content.

Ingredients:

480 mL heavy cream
15 mL fresh lemon juice
260 g graham cracker crumbs
100 g blueberries
100 g raspberries
100 g unsalted butter, melted
50 g sugar (use first)
25 g sugar
1 can (415 mL) sweetened condensed milk, chilled
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate (do not thaw)

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176 °C). In a medium-sized bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and the melted butter. Press the mixture firmly on the bottom and up the sides of a 23 cm pie pan. Bake for 7 minutes and let it cool completely.
   (Note: This step can be skipped completely if you use a pre-made graham cracker pie crust and follow the instructions that come with it.)
2. In a cold medium-sized bowl, whip the cream until stiff peaks begin to form. In another bowl, mix together the condensed milk and the frozen lemonade. Gently fold the lemonade mixture into the whipped cream, then pour the filling into the crust. Stick the pie in the freezer and let it for 4 hours or freeze overnight.
3. About an hour before you're ready to serve the pie, toss the berries in a bowl with the sugar and the lemon juice. Set them aside until you ready to serve the pie. Let the pie come to room temperature for at least 10 minutes before cutting, then top each slice with the berries.