Cranberry Streusel Pie

Cranberry streusel pie makes a dramatic entrance that is perfect for the holidays. You can’t believe this pie is so tasty because it has only a few ingredients. The cranberries are the star and don’t forget the ice cream.

This cranberry streusel pie has just 3 ingredients for the pie and 5 ingredients for the streusel topping. The only way it can get easier is to buy a pie. This uses a frozen pie crust which is perfect for those that haven’t perfected their pie dough skills. If you want to upgrade the pie shell defrost your pie shell a little and transfer it to your favorite pie plate.

Cranberry Streusel Pie

Cranberry Streusel Pie

Cranberry streusel pie makes a dramatic entrance that is perfect for the holidays. You can't believe this pie is so tasty because it has only a few ingredients. The cranberries are the star and don't forget the ice cream.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Cooling Tie 2 hours
Course Dessert
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9" frozen deep dish pie shell

Pie Filling

  • 1 lb fresh cranberries
  • 1/3 cup quick cook tapioca
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

Streusel Topping

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup walnuts-coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp butter-unsalted preferred
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • Ice Cream-I used vanilla

Instructions
 

  • If you would like to remove any store-bought tracings from this pie defrost your pie shell a little. Remove the pie shell from the foil and place it in your own favorite deep dish pie plate before baking.
    If you have a great homemade pie crust and have the time go for it!
  • Wash your cranberries and pick out any bad ones.
  • Preheat oven to 350' while making the filling and streusel.
  • In a large bowl. Make the filling mash the cranberries with the granulated sugar with a potato masher. Stir in tapioca.
  • In a medium bowl combine brown sugar, walnuts, and flour. Using a fork or pastry cutter to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in orange zest.
  • Pour filling into pie crust. Top evenly with streusel topping. Bake on a foil lined cookie sheet until golden and bubbly for 55 minutes. If your pie starts to get too browned just tent with a piece of foil.
  • Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Store pie for 1 day covered at room temperature. If you need to store longer cover and keep in the fridge. Let it come to room temperature before serving or rewarm in oven.
  • Serve each slice with a generous scoop of good vanilla ice cream. This pie is really tart so it needs the added sweetness.
  • Adding apples would also be really nice.
Keyword cranberries, cranberry streusel pie, frozen pie shell, pie, walnuts