It is seasonal, great for Christmas, and the beauty of it is you don’t have to make pie crust which some people hate doing! It is from PEI.
Carol
This looks oh so good and fewer calories with only one crust.
Marie
This is from Natalie Mawhinney. I tried it yesterday and it was great, especially with ice cream! You should try it with your cranberries! Great with ice cream!
Carol
What’s not to love? Easy, fewer calories, and great with ice cream! (I know, ice cream has calories. I’m going with the good thing and ignoring the rest!)
Natalie’s Crustless Cranberry Pie
Heat oven to 325 and grease pie plate
Add in layers: 2 cups cranberries on the bottom of the pie plate 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) 1/2 cup sugar
Mix together the following: 1 cup flour 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp almond extract
Add to the pie plate.
Bake 30-40 minutes.
Notes from the cook: Natalie does not use walnuts. She has also made this using rhubarb. If cranberries are frozen mixture will be very thick.
[Update: I made this last night. Yummy doesn’t begin to describe it. OK, yes, Yummy describes it, but so does sweetly tart, rich, and delicious. It took about twice as long to bake the dough, however, so be prepared to adjust the timing. I’m having some now. For breakfast.]
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