This pie is no run-of-the-mill dessert — a perfect blend of apples and sweet cranberries topped with irresistible almond streusel. Vanilla ice cream is optional (but oh so good!).

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Apple Cranberry Pie

This apple cranberry pie is one of our favorite pies to make for Thanksgiving or the holidays!

Prep Time1 hr

Cook Time1 hr

Cooling4 hrs

Total Time6 hrs

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple cranberry pie, Cranberries, Desserts, homemade pie crust

Servings: 8

Calories: 475kcal

Ingredients

THE CRUST

1 Recipe Perfect Pie Crust,

THE FILLING

1 ½ lbs. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1 ½ lbs. Breaburn apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
¾ cup Granulated sugar
½ cup Dried cranberries
¼ cup All-purpose flour
¼ cup Apple cider or juice
½ tsp. Table Salt
¼ tsp. Ground nutmeg
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tsp. Ground cinnamon

THE STREUSEL TOPPING

⅔ cup All-purpose flour
3 tbsp. Granulated sugar
3 tbsp. Brown sugar
¼ tsp. Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. Ground ginger
¼ tsp. Table salt
4 tbsp. Unsalted butter, cold, cubed
⅓ cup Sliced almonds

Instructions

Prepare Perfect Pastry Dough; shape into a crimped pie crust. Chill crust for 1 hour. (Do not blind-bake.)
Preheat oven to 375° with rack in the bottom third. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Toss together apples, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, cranberries, flour, cider, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. salt, nutmeg, and lemon juice for the filling in a large bowl. Fill chilled crust with apple mixture.
Combine flour, 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar, brown sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, ginger, and salt for the streusel topping in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Add almonds to topping mixture; toss to combine.
Place pie on prepared baking sheet; sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake pie on bottom rack until filling is bubbly and crust and streusel are browned, about 1 hour. Cool pie completely before slicing.

Notes

Per slice, Calories: 475

Nutrition Facts

1 servings per container

Amount Per ServingCalories475
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g 30%
- Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 38mg 13%
Sodium 317mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 79g 27%
- Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Protein 9g 18%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.