Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

This was really good -- I modified this recipe only because I had to -- only had certain ingredients on hand. I chopped two granny smith apples, used to 1/2 pints of red raspberries. Did not have any brown sugar on hand, so used 1/4 cup dark maple syrup, two tablespoons of strawberry jam and 1 tablespoon of grenadine (just to see what would happen). I added all of this to the fruit and made sure everything was coated and poured into pie crust. Made the crumble and baked. This was really good but was very tart -- I was afraid of the pie being too sweet because of the maple syrup and the grenadine, but the granny smith's really kept things from being sweet. Next time, will use 1/2 cup maple syrup.

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emilyv

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2011

This pie was great flavor. Didn't measure fruit, just made a big mound in regular pie plate, it cooks down of course. Baked 375 (to make sure crust would cook) for 50 min. Apples became a bit soft for my preference though. Instructions probably should read "with a pastry cutter, cut butter into dry ingredients" - rather than mix.

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brykate

Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2011

This pie was very good! I used way more fruit though. I didn't have rasberries so I used almost a whole pint of Blueberries and about 5 or six small-medium apples. Then I added sugar to the apple berry mix. the only problem I had was with the crumble but it was my fault. I mixed it for too long and the butter melted. so it turned out more like a dough then crumble... but my whole family LOVED it! I will definitely make this again.

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PeetaBread

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2011

Used the topping here, with some oats mixed in, on http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-fresh-cherry-pie/detail.aspx for an awesome Dutch Cherry Pie.

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Altchar

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Brookfield, Illinois, USA

Living In: Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2010

This was delicious! Not too sweet, and the crumbly topping had such a nice flavor with the spices.

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arivey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2010

Yummy, but appearance wasn't the pretties.

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Meadow Brady

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Alma, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2010

Thought this was very good! I really enjoyed eating this. I did add the oatmeal and thought it was a nice touch. I could find any ground allspice so I just didn't put any in. I will make this again!!!

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Chrissykins

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

This combination is so great! I took this to a "pie night" and everyone loved it. That being said I did change alot of this recipe to make it work. I doubled the fruit, I added 1 Tab of cornstarch (which was not enough- it was still pretty runny), and I cooked it at 375 for about 55 minutes.

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acegbert

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

Although this Recipe was good, I did increase the aplles by about 4 cups and berries I cup each. the Baking time was really off. 350 for 30 min was way to short. I left my pie in for an hour and my apples still came out crunchy. Next time I will Follow Betty Crocker cooking time for a french apple pie which is 425 for 40 min cover top with foil in the last 15 min to prevent burning.

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pbjperry

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

This pie was perfect! The only thing I did differently was use half oats in the topping because I like the texture, and it was fabulous! When it first came out of the oven, it looked like the filling would be too juicy, but as it cooled it solidified some, and the taste was amazing! I made this last night and by this morning it was almost gone. I will definitely make it again and again. Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe!

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