Cranberry Cream Cheese Crumb Pie


This is a two layer pie with a cream cheese bottom and a cranberry middle, sprinkled with a crumb-nut topping...this is an amazing dessert pie, and worth the time to make.

Steps


Set oven to 425 desgrees.
Bake the empty pie shell for 8 minutes.
Remove from the oven.
Reduce the heat to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl , beat the cream cheese until fluffy.
Gradually beat in the sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
Add in the lemon juice.
Pour into the baked pastry shell.
In a small bowl , combine 2 tbsp of the brown sugar and the cornstarch , mix well.
Stir in the cranberry sauce.
Mix well.
Spoon evenly over the cheese mixture in the pie shell.
In a medium bowl , cut the cold butter into the flour , and the remaining 2 tbsp brown sugar until crumbly.
Stir in the nuts.
Sprinkle evenly over the cranberry mixture.
Bake for 45-50 minutes , until golden.
Cool.
Serve at room temperature , or chill thoroughly.
Refrigerate any leftovers.

Ingredients


10-inch unbaked deep-dish pie shell, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, butter, flour, cream cheese, lemon juice, cornstarch, whole berry cranberry sauce, walnuts