Pear-Cranberry Pie With Oatmeal Streusel

A delicious and healthy pie from Cooking Light magazine - it was a big hit at Thanksgiving!

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Streusel

• 3⁄4 cup oats
• 1⁄2 cup  packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1  dash salt
• 2  tablespoons  chilled butter, cut into small pieces

• Filling

• 3  cups  cubed peeled Anjou pears (1/2 inch, 2 large)
• 2  cups fresh cranberries
• 2⁄3 cup  packed light brown sugar
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch

• Also

• 1 (9 inch)  unbaked deep-dish  pastry shells

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. To prepare streusel, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. To prepare filling, combine pear, cranberries, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl; toss well to combine. Spoon pear mixture into pastry shell; sprinkle streusel over pear mixture.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until bubbly and streusel is browned. Cool at least 1 hour on a wire rack.