Apple cranberry streusel pie
Instructions:
- Pie Filling Pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie
- 1 cup Equal Spoonful*
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen, thawed cranberries
- 1 cup apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
- 1/4 cup Equal Spoonful**
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups sliced, cored, peeled Granny Smith or other baking apples (about 5 medium)Streusel Topping
- 1/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats, uncooked
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful***
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons cold stick butter or margarine, cut into pieces
- *May substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener
- **May substitute 6 packets Equal sweetener
- ***May substitute 12 packets Equal sweetener.
- For Pie Filling, roll pastry on floured surface into circle 1-inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie plate.
- Ease pastry into plate; trim and flute edge.
- Combine 1 cup Equal Spoonful and cornstarch in small saucepan. Stir in cranberries and apple cider.
- Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Combine 1/4 cup Equal Spoonful, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; sprinkle over apples in large bowl. Toss to coat. Pour cranberry mixture over apples and mix gently. Arrange fruit in pie pastry
- For Streusel Topping, combine oats, flour, 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful, cinnamon and nutmeg in small bowl.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle over fruit in pie pastry.Bake pie in preheated 400 degree F oven 50 to 60 minutes or until pastry is golden and apples are tender.
- Cover pie loosely with aluminum foil during last 20 to 30 minutes of baking time if browning too quickly. Cool on wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature
- .Makes 8 servings.
- Nutrition information per serving (1/8 pie): 227 calories; 2g protein; 33g carbohydrate; 14g sugar; 11g fat; 6g saturated fat; 20mg cholesterol; 151mg sodium; 3g fiberFood exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 starch, 2 fat