Description
Indulge in this delightful Pear Crisp, featuring sweet, juicy pears topped with a buttery, oat-filled crumble. It’s a perfect, comforting dessert for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- cold and cubed
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 medium pears
- peeled
- cored
- and sliced (about 6 cups)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Mix well.
- Add the cold, cubed butter to the mixture and use your fingers or a pastry cutter to blend until crumbly.
- In another bowl, toss the sliced pears with lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg until coated.
- Spread the pear filling into a greased baking dish and sprinkle the oat topping evenly over the pears.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the pears are bubbly.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving warm, optionally with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
For best results, use ripe but firm pears. Customize the spices to your preference for added flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 295 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 155 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
Keywords: Pear Crisp, dessert, baking, American, fruit dessert