Ingredients

  • Cherry apple pie
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 cups Fuji, Gala or Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup dark sweet or tart cherries*
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust
  • 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • Streusel Topping:
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375F. In bowl, stir together sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add apples to cinnamon-sugar mixture; mix thoroughly.
  • Add cherries and lemon juice; mix thoroughly. Place mixture in pie crust; dot with butter. For topping, stir together flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over apples and butter.
  • Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until crust is golden. Remove to wire rack and cool.
  • *May use fresh cherries with pits removed; frozen cherries, thawed and drained; OR canned cherries, drained.
  • Makes 8 servings