Cherry Bourbon Pie

By BearForce

This crumble topped pie stars the flavors o an old fashioned cocktail.

Ingredients

• Crumble:
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, but into pieces
• Pie:
• Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• 1 pie crust
• 3 27.7-oz. jars pitted sour cherries in syrup, drained well (about 6 cups)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice
• 1 Tbsp. finely grated orange zest

Preparation

Step 1

Crumble: Whisk all ingredients except butter in a medium bowl until no lumps of sugar remain. Rub butter into oat mixture with your fingers until it is completely incorporated. If butter begins to soften while mixing, chill mixture to firm it up.

Pie:Preheat oven to 360 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil; lightly coat with nonstick spray and set aside. Line pie dish with crust and crimp edges. Place pie dish on prepared baking sheet.

Combine cherries and remaining 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Gently mix until coated. Pour cherries into pie crust and top with crumble. Bake until pie crust is golden brown, about 1 1/4 hours. Cool pie completely.