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Apple Pear Pie with Gingersnap Topping
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Joe's Awesome Pear Apple Cranberry Pie with Gingersnap Topping

Holiday pie made with pears, apples and cranberries
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Gingersnaps, Pear Pie
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 8
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust

Topping

  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 ½ tablespoons sugar
  • 2 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
  • 6 count gingersnaps crushed
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Filling

  • 2 large Bosc pears
  • 1 large Granny Smith (very large) or 2 small (12 oz total)
  • ¾ cup cranberries
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

  • Topping: In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, gingersnaps, ginger, and salt. Stir in melted butter until large crumbs form.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Filling: In a large bowl toss pears, apples, cranberries, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla. In a small bowl toss sugar with cornstarch and then stir this mixture into the fruit.
  • Pour filling into pie crust, cover with topping. Set pie on foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 1 ½ hours at 350 or until golden brown and filling is bubbling over.
  • Excellent served hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!