Harvest Time Praline Apple and Cranberry Pie
Warm up your holiday dessert table.
Yield: Serves 10Ingredients
Pie
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vanilla dessert mix
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 6 cups peeled, sliced, tart green apples
- 1 3/4 cups fresh cranberries (for less tart flavor, reduce to 1 cup)
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1- 9-inch prepared, unbaked, pastry pie crust
Topping
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbs. evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. caramel flavor
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Pie- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- For pie, combine first three ingredients
- Add apples, cranberries, and lemon juice; toss to coat well
- Spoon mixture into pie crust mounding in center
- Bake until apples are tender, about 1 1/2 hours
- Cover with foil the last 45 minutes to prevent over browning
- Transfer to rack
- Uncover and cool
Topping
- Melt butter with brown sugar and milk in a heavy skillet over low heat, stirring frequently
- Increase heat and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly
- Mix in vanilla, caramel flavor, then walnuts
- Pour mixture into a bowl
- Let stand until slightly thickened and just cool, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes
- Spoon topping over pie, covering completely
- Let stand until topping sets, about 30 minutes
