I think I love fresh cranberries as much as I love oatmeal and chocolate! Really! I do! I can seriously pop the fresh cranberries into my mouth and chomp! My mouth is watering as I type.
Many years ago my friend, Ann, gave me this recipe for Cranberry Peach Pie. I think I have mentioned before what an amazing cook Ann is. She was probably one of my greatest food mentors in my early married years. I was in awe of her skills and ability. She’s one AMAZING woman!
Cranberry Peach pie has become one of my favorite pies. It is quick and simple to make.
You will need to start with an 9-inch unbaked pie shell. Set it aside while you make the topping and filling.
For the crumb topping will you need: flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, oatmeal and walnuts.
In a medium bowl, add the flour…
…the white sugar…
…the brown sugar…
…the cinnamon…
…and the nutmeg. Fresh grated if you have it.
Whisk ingredients together.
Add the butter to the dry ingredients.
Cut int the butter using a pastry blender or you can just use the fingers and rub the ingredients together until the butter in completely incorporated into the flour mixture.
Add the oatmeal.
Coarsely chop the walnuts.
Add to the mixture.
I just toss the ingredients together with my clean hands.
For the pie filling you will need: cornstarch, almond extract and a can of sliced peaches.
You will also need fresh cranberries and sugar.
Drain the juice off of the peaches. Reserve the peach juice.
In a medium size saucepan add the sugar…
and the cornstarch.
Whisk the two together.
Pour reserved peach juice into the sugar mixture.
Whisk the mixture together until there are no lumps.
Add the cranberries.
Place over medium heat and bring to a boil.
Cook until the mixture begins to thicken and the cranberries begin to crack.
I just run a knife through the peaches while in the strainer to chop them up a bit. I think it’s a good idea.
Add the peaches to the cranberry mixture.
Stir together.
Add the almond extract.
Stir again.
Pour the cranberry peach mixture into the prepare pie shell.
Sprinkle with the crumb topping mixture.
Place in a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for 40-50 minutes. The cranberry peach mixture will begin to bubble around the edges. That’s generally a sign that the pie is probably done.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Can you see how the read juices oozed around the edges of the pie. Such a pretty color.
I’ll probably lick that off of my counter top!
LOVED this pie Janet! Thanks for another great recipe.
You are so welcome Marilyn. I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving.
This cranberry-peach pie looks amazing as well…I love cranberries too. Can't wait to try this.
patti
That was a little too much filling for my normal size pie pan. I had to take about 1 cup of liquid out, and it still bubbled over. But anyways, quite delicious. I love cranberries so I was happy to find this pie recipe 🙂 Thanks!
I'm sorry for the spill over. Yes, I have a deep pie dish. All of my pie dishes are pretty deep. I'm should have mentioned that. I'm glad you liked the pie any way. Thanks for your comment.
Hello my cooking idol–I'm definitely adding this to our Thanksgiving table this year! I am wondering how this pie does being made in advance. If I made it the night before, would that just ruin the whole deal? Is this a special pie that is best served hot out of the oven? Speaking of ovens, I've only got one–and I'm feeding 20 people, so timing is always tricky! I'm hoping to do as much in advance as I can. Any advice you can give is great. Your turkey and gravy is absolutely the best we've ever had, and I will never make a turkey another way again! Thanks for your general awesomeness. Oh, and please say you're going to give away a box of your magical chocolates again this year. I've thought about them throughout the year, and hope I get the chance to eat them all alone in my closet away from my kids someday….
You are too kind. Let me start by saying YES I am giving away chocolates again this year. I just need to make them…ahhhhh. I hate a late Thanksgiving. Start looking around the 2nd week in December. To answer your Thanksgiving questions. YES you can make the pie in the day before. I bake all of my pies in advance then while we are eating I place them in a 250 degree oven to reheat. Works every time. Our family likes dessert right after dinner. We eat until we are sick and eat pie again before we go to bed. So unhealthy, but hey it's once a year. Another thing I do is plan on having the Turkey done at least an hour before. I reserve some Turkey stock and put the sliced turkey into the stock and place it in the warm setting of a crockpot. It stays juicy in the turkey stock. That frees up your oven considerably. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and hope you win the chocolates this year!
Genius. Thank you! I never saw my comment come up the first time, so I re-typed it, and sent it off to the interwebs somewhere….so if it shows up again, please disregard . I can't wait to use your tricks–the turkey in the stock is the perfect solution. You are the best. I am drooling.
I'm anxious to hear about your Thanksgiving dinner. I'm sure it was fabulous.