A mouth watering combination of sweet apples and tart cranberries topped with a crumbly streusel topping. This Apple Cranberry Streusel Pie is the perfect Thanksgiving pie.
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Cranberry Apple Pie
I make this apple cranberry pie for Thanksgiving every year. It is a perfect combination of sweet and tart. You pre-cook the cranberries and apples separately, so there is never a concern that the pie will be too runny, or the cranberries will overpower the apples and turn them pink.
I love the added crunch and texture of a streusel topping. So instead of a traditional double crust pie, I add a sweet crumbly streusel topping. You can’t help but say ummmm when you’re eating this pie!
Update: I recently took this pie to a blogger pie party, and decided to update this post with some new better pictures and a slightly modified recipe.
You really do need to give this one a try.
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Cranberry Apple Streusel Pie
Ingredients
For the Pie Filling
- 2 cups cranberries fresh or frozen
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 pounds apples peeled, cored, and cut into ¼ inch thick pieces (about 6-7 medium apples)
For the Struesel Topping
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 Unbaked Single Crust Pie Shell
Instructions
- Bring cranberries, orange juice, ½ cup sugar, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until the berries have popped and thickened about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature (30 minutes).
- Mix ½ cup sugar, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt, and 1 tablespoon cornstarch in large microwave-safe bowl. Add apples and toss to coat. Microwave on high, stirring every 3 minutes, for 10-14 minutes or until the edges of the apples are slightly translucent and liquid has thickened. Cool to room temperature (30 minutes).
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Roll refrigerated pie dough out to a 12-inch circle. Place dough in pie pan and flute edge as desired. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- To make Streusel Topping: In a medium bowl combine ¾ cup flour, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, and oats. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Spread the cranberry mixture evenly in the dough-lined pie pan. Top with apple mixture. Top with streusel topping.
- Place pie on baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375° and continue to bake for 25-30 minutes, until apples are tender.
- Cool before serving.
Nutrition
I have the pleasure of hosting Christmas breakfast for my extended family every year. Traditionally we have sweet rolls, hash brown casserole, and fresh squeezed orange juice. Plus divinity, fudge, sugar cookies and all the Christmas goodies that I’ve bake up, or my sweet neighbors and friends have brought by.
This year I made four large candy cane sweet rolls, two with a cherry pie filling and two with the apple cranberry filling from this pie. They were heavenly!
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faithy, the amateur baker
I love the candy cane sweet roll!! Congrats on your awards! 🙂
Natashya KitchenPuppies
Wow, they look so good. Apple pie is my favourite, and the addition of cranberries sounds wonderful. I like my desserts with a hit of tartness to balance the sweetness. And your baking looks so perfect too – I don't know how you do it!
Mags
I bought fresh cranberries for Thanksgiving and never got around to using them so into the freezer they went. That pie looks like a great place to use them. Congrats on your awards Barbara!
Lori
Apple cranberry, delicious. That candy cane shaped dessert looks so good.
silverrock
Oh my goodness!! That sweet roll looks fantabulous… I can just imagine the wonderful aroma of bread and fruits filling your house as it baked… *drool*. I'll have to try making one of those some day…
Jenny
Barbara, the candy cane! That would just take my breath away, what a treat.
Heavenly Housewife
They both look awesome. Which one do I get?
Megan
Everything looks great but I really wish I had the sweet roll candy cane in my grubby little hands right now! 🙂
Faith
Wow, your candy cane sweet rolls look like something I'd find in a fabulous bakery! GORGEOUS! Happy Holidays to you and yours, Barbara!
Amanda
OMG Barbara that's gorgeous!! And it looks mouth watering, saving this and the sweet roll recipe 🙂
Vrinda
Congrats on the awards…pie looks awesome…never seen pie in this shape….
Lisa
Wow, gorgeous pie! Hope your holidays are happy!
Katy ~
Fabulous job on the braided candy cane!
And I am DROOLING over that gorgeous pie. I'm going to be thinking about it for the rest of the day.
Pierre
Hi barbara
I love this cake full of flavour and struesel and i we are frieds !!
I hava food blog on french creative food come and visit me you are very welcome!!!
cheers from Paris
Pierre
Memória
The candy cane sweet roll is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! Wow! You did a great job! Congrats on the awards; you deserve them both.
Happy new year!
Jessica
Love the candy cane shape! SO cute and festive!! 🙂
Sue Sparks
Oh Barbara, I'm speechless, but SO excited!!! THANK YOU so much for this award…I consider it quite an honor coming from YOU! It really means a lot to me, and I will think of this as a special Christmas present:)
BTW, your candy cane sweet roll looks awesome! That's the best combination…tasty AND beautiful! I am going to try your pie recipe because I actually bought cranberries, but haven't done anything with them yet. I love pie with a streusel topping!
Happy New Year!!!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Hey mum! That candy cane bread is a work of art. I'm a little worried that if I do one, it won't even resemble a candy cane 😛 Congratulations on your awards and looks like you had a great Christmas! 😀 xxx
Maria
Wow, you were busy! Both look amazing. Nice work Barbara!
Lauren
Congrats on the awards! That pie looks amazing. I love apples and cranberries, so I can only imagine how delicious it would be =D.