Cranberry Apple Oat Crumble Pie
Cozy winter weekends call for sweet baked goods. This Apple Cranberry Oat Crumble Pie is the perfect winter pie.
Course: Desserts
Keyword: Desserts, Pies and tarts, Winter
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 10
For the Pie Crust:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 Sticks)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (more for surface dusting)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup iced water
For the Filling:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 7-8 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
- 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
- Zest of a lemon
- Juice from half a lemon
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¾ cup white granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
For the Crumble Topping:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, shredded
- Powdered sugar
For the Pie Crust:
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, and salt. Cube butter into small cubes. With a pastry blender, blend butter and flour until crumbles form.
- Slowly add in your ice water a little, incorporating with your pastry blender after each pour. Form into two disk shapes, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours. Reserve second disk.
- Bring the dough to room temp and roll the out on a well-floured surface. Roll your 9-inch dough around your rolling pin and roll over your pie dish. Set into the fridge until filling is ready.
For the Filling:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Melt butter in a large pan on medium heat and add in apples and cranberries. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until apples become tender or cranberries start to burst. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cornstarch, and sugars. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken.
For Crumble Topping:
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In a medium bowl whisk together sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add in shredded butter and with a pastry blender or your hands mix together until the crumble topping resembles coarse sand. Top your pie with crumble topping.
- Bake the pie for 50-60 minutes or until pie is bubbling through the crumble.
- Cool for at least a few hours or overnight. With a powdered sugar sifter, sift powdered sugar on top just before serving.