Cranberry and Pear Pie

Adapted from About Food

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 9-inch pie crust
• 5 cups pears, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 12 oz package fresh cranberries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon Earth Balance margarine
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon agar powder

      Topping:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup Earth Balance margarine at room temperature

METHOD:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• Combine cranberries, sugar, margarine, maple syrup and apple cider vinegar in saucepan
• Simmer, stirring frequently, 3-4 minutes or until cranberries begin to pop
• Remove from heat and cool
• Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg and agar powder
• Stir in pears
• Pour into pie crust
• Crumble topping ingredients together and sprinkle over top of pie
• Bake for 10 minutes at 375 then reduce heat to 325 and bake an additional 60 minutes or until pears are soft
• Cool before serving