I had apple crisp for the first time in this country about six years ago and I fell in love with it. I am not an apple pie person, so apple crisp was the perfect dessert for me. But I prefer pears over apples without a doubt, so I made this pear crisp topped with vanilla ice cream about a month ago and we loved it.
My father in law came to taste it and he, along with my husband and me were discussing whether it was too sweet or not. We all thought it was perfect just the way it was, but if you think it is too sweet, just adjust the sugar to your liking.
Ingredients
- 5 ripe Bosc pears
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- Topping
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 stick unsalted butter
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Peel, core and cut the pears into chunks. Place the pears in a bowl and add the lemon juice, sugar, salt, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg. Set aside.
- For the topping: Combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, oatmeal and butter in a bowl. Mix well until well combined.
- Pour the pear mixture in the baking dish. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the pears.
- Bake until the topping is crisp and golden brown and the pear filling bubbles slowly, about 50 minutes. Serve warm.
This was printed from MyColombianRecipes.com
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Baking is my Zen says
I love pears. Great twist to the usual…apples. Will be trying this soon!
vrinda says
I make apple crisp very often,never tried pear crisp…looks too good
Pearlyn says
Oh this is good ! I have sweet tooth and this is definitely one of my favourite dessert.
anncoo says
I must try to make this pear crisp one day. Looks great!
Erica says
Thank you all for the comments!
Diana says
Erica, this sounds so good. I love pears and your picture is beautiful!!
Velva says
Fruit crisps, I love them. Any fruit would be delicious in my book when made into a crisp.
MaryMoh says
Great dessert. This looks very delicious. I have eaten once made by a friend and it was just fabulous. Now I can make myself. Thanks for sharing.
Barbara says
I make a lot of apple crisps; never thought about using pears. Next time, I’ll try it. Looks wonderful!
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen says
Love this! I bet this would be even tastier than apples!
Chris says
I think you put a wonderful spin on this dish. I like using the pear instead of apple, great idea.
grace says
this is my method of choice for eating fruit–oh, how i enjoy a crunchy blanket of spiced oats and a pillow of vanilla ice cream. 🙂
Simply Life says
Oooh I could almost smell that sweet scent! Looks delicious!
Erica says
Thank you everyone for reading my post!
Oysterculture says
I love the pear twist on the crisp =) Sounds delicious and very inviting considering its pear season so we have lots of options!
Faith says
This looks like a gorgeous way to highlight the sweet flavor of pears! Your pics are mouthwatering! 🙂
KennyT says
I always have apple crumble but I have never had pear crisp before, i would love to try this one.
danielle says
Im not a huge apple pie fan either. This looks like the perfect (and delicious) alternative
Michelle says
OH YUM! Pear Crisp with Pecans..love the addition of the Pecans! I’ve not tried adding nuts to a crisp and will definitely try this next time!
Ivy says
I love apple crisp but I have to try the pear crisp to see if I like it better.
pierre says
hello erica
in france we call the crisp a crumble is it the same , cheers from Paris Pierre
Kim says
I like pears much better than apples too:D The pictures are gorgeous, Erica! It looks delicious.
peanutts says
Looks yumm, i prefer apple s to pears though 🙂
Sophie says
MMMMM,…a tasty & lovely dessert using pears, Erica!!
I don’t like apple pie too! This is my kind of a fine desert!
shaz says
Delicious looking crisp (we call it crumble). I like the addition of pecans in your topping – sounds great. When I use pear in a crumble, I like to add some raspberries too (to give a bit of tartness).
Anna says
I also prefer pears than apples, Crisp or crumble it looks delicious. 😉
Erica says
Thank you all for the wonderful comments!
sugar plum says
Oh Erica…u have so wonderful a blog…am loving all ur recipes so so muc specially ur columbian ones…am so glad ur sharing ’em wit ur wonderful blog…
LOve pears as muc as apples and this crumble e crisp sounds fantastic…..
Ellen says
Hi Erica,
Do I need to melt the butter for the topping or just cut it up in small pieces ?
ellen
Erica says
Ellen- Melt the butter!
Carol says
Whats size baking dish
Erica says
I used small pans (single serving), but you can use 8×8.