Pear-Cranberry Pie with Oatmeal Streusel

By fluteanjel

Ingredients

• Streusel:
• 3/4  cup  regular oats
• 1/2  cup  packed light brown sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
• Dash of salt
• 2  tablespoons  chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• Filling:
• 3  cups  (1/2-inch) cubed peeled Anjou pear (2 large)
• 2  cups  fresh cranberries
• 2/3  cup  packed light brown sugar
• 2 1/2  tablespoons  cornstarch
• Remaining ingredient:
• 1  unbaked 9-inch deep-dish pastry shell

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare streusel, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

To prepare filling, combine pear, cranberries, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl; toss well to combine. Spoon pear mixture into pastry shell; sprinkle streusel over pear mixture. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly and streusel is browned. Cool at least 1 hour on a wire rack.