Pear & Blueberry Crumble Pie

Pear & Blueberry Crumble Pie

 a light & flaky crust topped with fresh fruit and a buttery crumble!

The struggle is real my friends.

What do you do when you crave a fruit pie AND a crisp?

Well, you do like I do and make a crumble pie!

Today I’m sharing one of my favorite winter desserts.

Pear and Blueberry Crumble Pie!

You could make this dessert with any fruit, really. But I’m a huge fan of combining fruits and this combo is so delicious. Nevermind that you can usually find fresh blueberries and pears even in the winter months here in Minnesota!

As for the rest of the pie? Well, like I said, this is a pie AND a crisp so to start with let’s talk about that buttery-flaky crust beneath all that fruit.

There’s nothing quite like a good pie crust, is there? Except maybe for a FABULOUS pie crust! And this one is just that! Even better, it is SO easy to put together and rolls out like a dream.

Then there is that crumble topping…which adds that perfectly perfect crunch and makes you ask, “is this a pie or a crisp?”

It’s BOTH!

what you’ll need to make pear and blueberry crumble pie:

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Kitchen Tools:

• Food processor (If you don’t have one no worries-See Recipe for deets)
• Rolling Pin
• Parchment paper
• Mixing bowls
• Baking dish
• Pastry cutter

Ingredients:

Crust:

• Flour
• Butter
• Shortening
• Water

Filling:

• Your favorite fruit combo **I use about 4 cups of pear and 1 cup of blueberries
• sugar
• lemon juice
• flour (for thickening)

Crumble Topping:

• Oatmeal
• Flour
• Sugar
• Butter
• Sliced almonds(optional)
• Cinnamon

how to make THE CRUST:

** This recipe makes one crust.

1.  Make sure your butter and shortening are SUPER cold! Having ice-cold butter and shortening is the key to this AMAZINGLY flaky crust!
2. Add the butter, shortening, and flour to a food processor and pulse until it begins to form pea-size crumbles. Then slowly add in your water and pulse until the dough begins to collect around the blade.
3. Remove the dough and place it onto a piece of lightly floured parchment paper
4. Cover the dough with another piece of parchment paper
5. Press down on the dough with the palm of your hand to flatten slightly.
6. Roll the dough out into a 12″ circle
7. Remove the top piece of parchment paper
8. Lift up the bottom piece of parchment paper with the dough and flip over onto a 9″ inch pie plate or tart pie baking dish.
9. Gently press into place-and remove any excess from the outside edges with a knife.
10. Poke holes into the bottom of the crust with a fork and refrigerate until ready to use.

While the pie crust dough is chilling I prepare the filling and that oh so crunchy crumble topping.

That’s as simple as combining all the crumble ingredients into one big bowl and mixing it together with a pastry cutter.

Once you have the pie/crisp all assembled it goes in the oven until the fruit is all hot and bubbly and that crumble topping is golden brown and SUPER crunchy!

And then it’s time to EAT! Because it’s SOOO yummy when it’s still slightly warm from the oven.

Especially if you add a wee bit of freshly whipped cream!

I’m telling you, friends, each bite of that buttery crust, sweet fruit filling, and crunchy oat topping will have you in flavor heaven.

Here’s the full recipe:

So whether you’re a pie fan or a crisp fan, one thing is for sure! You’re going to LOVE this dessert!

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