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This pie is an eldritch horror, and the perfect dish for your next Campus Crusade for Cthulhu potluck*.

The CthulhuBerry Pie, a type of Octopus Pie or OctoPie, is a sweet confection that is simultaneously fruity and totally tentacular. It's a remarkably easy pie, provided you can lay hands on both an octopus and a sous vide cooker, as well as some Cthulhuberries.

Join the Cult of Cthulhu and follow these easy steps to awaken Dread Cthulhu from his slumber, and ensure that he is merciful and eats you first**.

Inspired by a combination of the cthuken and the desire to see a Cthulhu pie done properly. (Yes, this means there's octopus in the pie, not just on the pie.

Cthulhu fhtagn!***

*Or Halloween, or even Thanksgiving or Christmas if you really want to annoy your family.

**Or last, depending on your definition of mercy.

***Short for Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, which roughly translates to "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."