Pear-Cranberry Pie with Oatmeal Streusel
Serve this dessert complete with fresh, local pears at your next holiday gathering! Recipe adapted from Cooking Light.
Serves 12
This seasonal treat is chalk full of flavor and nutrition with heart-healthy whole grain oats, antioxidant-rich cranberries and leaving the pear skins on will provide you will a healthy dose of fiber, too!
Streusel:
¾ cup regular oats
1/3 packed light brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Filling:
3 cups (1/2-inch) cubed (peeled or unpeeled) pears (2 large)
2 cups fresh cranberries
½ cup packed light brown sugar
2 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
Remaining ingredient:
1 unbaked 9-in deep-dish pie crust
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To prepare streusel, combine first 4 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 corn starch in a large bowl; toss well to combine. Spoon pear mixture into pastry shell; sprinkle streusel over pear mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until bubbly and streusel is browned. Cool at least 1 hour on a wire rack.
Per serving: 220, 8 g total fat, 2 g saturated fat, 37 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 3 g fiber, 100 mg sodium, 82 mg potassium, 5 mg magnesium, 19 mg calcium