Best 7 Pear Streusel Pie Recipes

HOMEMADE APPLE-PEAR PIE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°
• 2. FOR THE CRUST: BLEND flour and salt in medium mixing bowl. CUT chilled shortening into 1/2-inch cubes. Cut in chilled shortening cubes into flour mixture, using a pastry blender, in an up and down chopping motion, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some small pea-sized pieces remaining. SPRINKLE half the maximum recommended amount of ice cold water over the flour mixture. Using a fork, stir and draw flour from bottom of bowl to the top, distributing moisture evenly into flour. Press chunks down to bottom of bowl with fork. Add more water by the tablespoon, until dough is moist enough to hold together when pressed together. ROLL dough from center outward with steady pressure on a lightly floured work surface (or between two sheets of wax or parchment paper) into a circle 2-inches wider than pie plate for the bottom crust. Transfer dough to a pie plate coated with cooking spray by loosely rolling around rolling pin. Center the rolling pin over the pie plate, and then unroll, easing dough into pie plate. Trim edges of dough leaving a 3/4-inch overhang. Fold edge under. Flute dough as desired. Set aside in the refrigerator while making pie filling.
• 3. FOR THE PIE FILLING: combine flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Add lemon juice, apples and pears to the flour mixture. Toss gently to coat. Arrange pear-apple mixture in an even layer in prepared crust.
• 4. FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING: combine flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Add cold butter and cut in with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle evenly over pear-apple mixture. Bake for 1 hour or until lightly brown. Topping will be crunchy. Let cool for an hour before serving.

COCONUT-STREUSEL PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; trim and flute edges. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Add pears and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until thickened. Pour into pastry., For topping, in a small bowl, combine sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in coconut; sprinkle over top. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

PEAR CHERRY STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Prepare pie crust as directed on box for one-crust filled pie using Betty Crocker® stoneware pie pan.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix pineapple juice, cherries, cornstarch, nutmeg and ginger. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in pears. Spoon into pie crust-lined pan.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients with fork until crumbly; sprinkle over pear mixture. Cover edge of pie crust with 2- to 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until crust and topping are golden brown. Cool on wire rack at least 1 hour before serving.

PEAR STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• Combine pear slices, sugar, lemon juice, butter, salt and mace in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 8 minutes.
• Lift pears out with a slotted spoon and place in pie shell.
• In a small bowl mix cornstarch and water until smooth. Add to mixture in saucepan. Cook, stirring until thick.
• Pour mixture over pears and place pie on a baking sheet. Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Mix strusel topping with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of pie and bake an additional 10 minutes until lightly browned.

PEAR-CRANBERRY PIE WITH OATMEAL STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To prepare streusel, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• To prepare filling, combine pear, cranberries, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl; toss well to combine. Spoon pear mixture into pastry shell; sprinkle streusel over pear mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until bubbly and streusel is browned. Cool at least 1 hour on a wire rack.

PEAR-CRANBERRY PIE WITH OATMEAL STREUSEL

Steps:

• - Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. - To prepare streusel, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; cut in buttter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. - To prepare filling, combine pear, cranberries, 2/3 c. brown sugar, and cornstarch in a large bowl; toss well to combine. - Spoon pear mixture into pie crust; sprinkle streusel over pear mixture. - Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour or until bubbly and streusel is crowned. - Cool at least 1 hour on a wire rack before serving. - Serve with vanilla ice cream or cool whip.

STREUSEL-TOPPED PEAR GINGER PIE

Steps:

• Directions: Make pie crust first, then refrigerate at least one hour. Make streusel topping: put all ingredients but butter in medium bowl and mix well. Cut butter in small pieces and cut into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Keep refrigerated until pie is half baked - see below. In the meantime, make sauce: put all ingredients but vanilla and tapioca in small saucepan and bring to a boil, while stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer gently one minute more. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and tapioca, and set aside. Preheat oven to 425. Roll out pie crust, then spread thin layer of lemon curd or pear jam all over bottom of crust. Place one layer of sliced pears over that. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Repeat with another layer of pears, etc. until pie is full and slightly overflowing. Pour sauce evenly over pears. Bake 10 minutes at 425. Reduce heat to 350 and bake an additional 25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle streusel topping evenly over entire pie. Bake an additional 20 - 25 minutes.