Name: Cherry Crumble Pie
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 145 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter (cut into 1/2-inch pieces); 2 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening (cut into 1/2-inch pieces); 2 tablespoons or more ice water; 1 large egg yolk; 6 cups pitted sweet cherries or pitted frozen cherries; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 1 small lemon (zested and juiced); 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon almond extract; 2 Tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca (ground in food processor); 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into 8 small pieces); 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter (cut into 1/2-inch pieces)

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This Cherry Crumble Pie features summer’s juiciest cherries covered in a crumble topping of oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

Summer, summer, summer time! I love summer for so many reasons, but especially for all of the fresh in-season produce! Today I’m showing you how to use luscious, plump cherries in this amazing Cherry Crumble Pie! This cherry pie isn’t just for summertime, it would be perfect for Thanksgiving, too (read=you should totally pin this recipe for later!).

When serving this cherry crumble pie don’t forget the vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for serving!

Cook’s Note – Cherry Crumble Pie:

To save time I have used Wyman’s pitted frozen dark sweet and red tart cherries. Their 2-pound bag is perfect for this recipe.
You could also speed up this recipe by using a frozen 9-inch deep-dish pie crust. Just make sure it’s thawed before using.
This pie will keep, covered at room temperature, for up to 2 days. It will keep, covered in the refrigerator, for up to 6 days.
Do not, do not, do NOT skip the tapioca in this recipe! It helps thicken the cherry juices so you don’t end up with a runny, soggy-bottomed pie!

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Cook’s Tools:

Food processor
Mixing bowls
Tapioca
9-inch deep-dish pie plate
Pastry mat
Rolling pin
Pie shield
Wire rack
Pie keeper (This is my all-time favorite pie storage container. Plus you can use it for other things like cookies)!

Cherry Crumble Pie

This Cherry Crumble Pie features summer's juiciest cherries covered in a crumble topping of oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cherries, Pie

Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes

Servings: people

US Customary - Metric

Calories: 513kcal

Author: Adapted from Epicurious

Ingredients

CRUST:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons or more ice water
1 large egg yolk

FILLING:

6 cups pitted sweet cherries or pitted frozen cherries
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 small lemon zested and juiced
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
2 Tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca ground in food processor
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 8 small pieces

TOPPING:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter cut into 1/2-inch pieces

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

MAKE THE CRUST:

Blend flour, sugar, and salt in food processor for 5 seconds. Add butter and shortening and pulse processor on and off until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and yolk to dough and process on and off until a moist clump forms, adding more ice water teaspoonfuls at a time if dough is dry. Form dough into ball and then flatten into disk. Wrap dough and plastic and chill at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.

MAKE THE FILLING:

Toss fruit with sugar, lemon juice and zest, spices, almond extract, and tapioca; let stand for 15 minutes.

MAKE THE TOPPING:

In large bowl mix together oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add butter and use hands and fingertips to mix mixture until moist clumps form; cover and chill until ready to use.

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER:

Move oven rack to middle position and preheat to 425 degrees F. Lightly flour countertop and roll out dough into 13-14-inch round. Transfer dough to a 9-inch deep-dish glass pie plate. Trim dough overhang to ¾ inch. Fold dough over and crimp edges decoratively. Spread filling into dough and smooth into even layer. Scatter butter pieces over filling. Sprinkle topping over filling evenly.
Bake pie 30 minute, then reduce temperature to 400 degrees F. Cover just edges of pie with foil or pie shield and continue baking until filling is bubbly and topping is brown and crisp, about 25 minutes longer. Move pie to wire rack and cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Comments

Erin says

December 3, 2016 at 2:42 PM

Do you thaw the frozen cherries before using?
Also, you call for butter in your filling, but I don’t see in the steps where you add it in. Thanks!

- Jillian says
  
  December 4, 2016 at 11:32 PM
  
  Hi Erin. Ack, thanks for catching my mistake! I added what to do with the butter for the filling in step 4. Also, yes, use frozen cherries, no need to thaw them. The tapioca in the filling will help thicken the cherry juices as the pie bakes. Best, Jillian 🙂

Cherry Crumble Pie