Dessert: Strawberry Crumble Pie

Servings: 9-inch pie

Preparation time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

Base

  • 9-inch frozen pie crust (or one homemade pie crust)

Filling

  • 1 pound strawberries, washed then hulled & chopped
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • Pinch cinnamon
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch or 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)

Topping

  • ½ cup oats
  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • ¼ cup cold butter or non-hydrogenated margarine

Directions for Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Poke the pie crust with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
  2. In a bowl, stir together all the filling ingredients. Set aside.
  3. Put all the topping ingredients into another bowl.
  4. Using a butter knife, cut into it while mixing it with the oat mixture. The topping should look like small pea-size lumps.  
  5. Pour the filling into the pie crust followed by the oat topping. Spread out in an even layer.  
  6. Place the pie on a cookie sheet and bake 350°F for 45-60 minutes or until the crust becomes a golden brown
  7. Let cool at least an hour before serving.  

Helpful conversions when making the strawberry pie: 454 grams = one pound = about 3 cups chopped strawberries, 1 ½ pounds strawberries = perfect for a twelve-inch pie.

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