Pear crisp made with sweet pear filling topped with a crunchy oat, cinnamon, and ginger topping. This is one fall dessert worth making!
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 6
Ingredients
For the filling
2 ½pounds(1133g)ripe but firm pears, 4-5 medium, sliced into 1 and ½-inch wedges
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice, from 1 lemon
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
1tablespooncornstarch
1teaspoonground cinnamon
For the topping
⅓cup(43g)all-purpose flour
½cup(40g)old-fashioned rolled oats
⅓cup(73g)light brown sugar, packed
½teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonground ginger
¼teaspoonsalt
4tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted and cooled
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Smear the bottom of a 2-quart baking pan with butter.
Toss sliced pears with lemon juice and arrange in the bottom of the pan.
In a small bowl, whisk the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon together. Sprinkle over the pears then stir to evenly coat.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt until well combined. Add the butter and stir with a fork until it forms a thick paste. Crumble the topping evenly over the pears.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the topping is deep golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes then serve.
Notes
Use any variety of pear you like. I used a combination of Bartlett and Red Pears.
You don't need to peel the pears unless you really want to. Just wash them thoroughly and use organic pears.