Wondering what to do with green tomatoes at the end of the season?
This green tomato pie recipe has been a hit every time I’ve made it. You’ll be amazed that it tastes just like apple pie. I’ll even share my recipes for easy home made pie crust and the crumb topping to finish it off, so you can make the entire pie from scratch.
Table of Contents
Pie Crust
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 TBSP milk or water
Directions For Crust:
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine all ingredients into a standard 9 inch pie dish.
2. Dive right in and begin blending crust mixture with your hands!
3. When pie crust mixture is blended, begin pressing into bottom and sides with fingers, trying to evenly distribute.
4. Completed pie crust is ready to be baked in the oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
5. Below is the pie crust after baking. You’ll be baking it again with the tomato mixture, so don’t worry if it’s not fully browned.
Crumb Topping For Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup oatmeal
- 1/4 cup butter, diced into 1/2 inch squares
Directions For Topping:
1. Combine all ingredients in bowl and set aside.
Green Tomato Pie
Ingredients:
- 7-8 medium sized green tomatoes
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 TBSP cornstarch
- 1 TBSP butter
Directions:
- Wash, core and peel the skin off each of the tomatoes.
2. Chop the tomato into bite sized pieces and put in saucepan.
3. Add lemon peel, lemon juice, salt, and cinnamon and cook the mixture over low heat. Stir mixture frequently until blended.
4. Add sugar and cornstarch into the green tomato mixture and cook until clear, stirring constantly.
5. Add butter, stir until melted, then remove from heat and let stand for a few minutes to cool.
6. Pour your green tomato mixture into your pie dish, lined with your completed pastry crust.
7. Cover pie with your home-made crumb topping, spreading evenly with a fork to completely cover pie.
8. Bake pie in oven at 425 degrees for 40 minutes, or until browned on top. For best flavor, serve warm and fresh!
If you get a little section of crumb topping that doesn’t bake because the diced butter pieces weren’t evenly distributed, simply use your fork to move the topping into empty spaces on top of the pie. As you can see in the photo above, I had a small area of flour on this pie, which I moved into the cracks along the edge. It blends in just fine.
Bon appetite!
Feel free to share your review of this recipe or provide a link to your own unripe green tomato recipes. (I’m looking for a good green tomato salsa recipe). I hope you enjoy it!