Pear Crisp With Vanilla Ice Cream

Pear Crisp With Vanilla Ice Cream

from thepioneerwoman.com
Autumn
55 min
6 servings
588 kcal / serving

This pear crisp recipe is nice departure from fall apple desserts! With a fruit filling and crumble topping, all that's left to do is top it with ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 4whole large pears (bosc work well)
  • ⅝ c.granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp.salt
  • 1 ½ c.all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ c.granulated sugar
  • ⅓ c.firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ tsp.ground cinnamon
  • ½ c.pecans, very finely chopped
  • ½ c.butter, melted

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  2. 2

    For the filling: Peel, core, and dice the pears. Place them into a bowl and stir together with the granulated sugar and salt. Set aside.

  3. 3

    For the topping: In a separate bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. Stir together. Drizzle the melted butter, gradually, stirring with a fork as you go until all combined.

  4. 4

    Pour the pears into a buttered baking dish; top with the crumb topping.

  5. 5

    Transfer the baking dish to the middle oven rack and bake for 30 minutes.

  6. 6

    Move the dish to the top rack of the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.