Pear Crisp With Vanilla Ice Cream
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
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- 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
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
Pour the pears into a buttered baking dish; top with the crumb topping.
- 5
Transfer the baking dish to the middle oven rack and bake for 30 minutes.
- 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.