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Pear Cranberry Crisp
Pear cranberry crisp: a comforting cool-weather dessert! Sweetened with maple syrup, spiked with warm ginger, and topped with a buttery oatmeal pecan crumb.

- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted)
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, (packed )
- 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 pears, (peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch dice)
- 3/4 cups sweetened dried cranberries
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- 1
Melt the butter in a small pot over medium-low heat, and stir in the remaining ingredients with a fork, until evenly mixed.
- 2
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.
- 3
Add the remaining ingredients, tossing to coat, and cook until slightly softened (about 5 minutes).
- 4
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- 5
Top the fruit filling with the crumb topping, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the pears are tender and the streusel is lightly golden on top.
- 6
Serve warm.