Grape and Ground Cherry Crumble Pie

Submitted by YummySmellsca

"This is a traditional Mennonite dessert that I found in a box of paraphernalia from the St. Jacob's farmers market. I grow both ground cherries and grapes, so it seemed like a unique way to use them that wasn't jam!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 cup cape gooseberries (also called groundcherries)
• 1 cup grapes (I used some Cabernet grapes we grew this year)
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch allspice
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar, divided
• 8 inches pie crusts (I used the Potato Pie Crust from Vicki's Vegan Kitchen cookbook)
• 3 tablespoons rolled oats (not instant)
• 1 tablespoon salted butter, cool but not cold

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Toss the ground cherries, grapes, spices, cornstarch and half the sugar in a bowl and pour into the crust.
3. Combine the remaining sugar, oats and butter in another dish, mixing with your fingers until crumbly.
4. Sprinkle over the fruit mixture and pat down.
5. Bake at 400F for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350F and bake 20 minutes more.