
Pear Crumble
Bosc pears baked with vanilla and spices, and topped with brown sugar oat crumble for an easy and delicious fall dessert.
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbBosc pears ((6 large or 10-12 small pears))
- ⅓ cupGranulated Sugar
- ⅓ cuplight or dark brown sugar, ( ), lightly packed
- 0.25 cupall-purpose flour, (fluffed, spooned and leveled)
- 1 tbspLemon Juice
- 2 tspVanilla Extract
- 1 tspGround Cinnamon
- 0.25 tspGround Allspice
- 0.25 tspGround Nutmeg
- 1.5 cupall-purpose flour, (fluffed, spooned and leveled)
- 0.75 cupold fashioned rolled oats
- ⅓ cuplight or dark brown sugar
- 0.75 tspGround Cinnamon
- 0.75 tspcoarse Kosher salt ((if using table salt, use half the amount))
- 0.5 cupUnsalted Butter, melted
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
- 2
Lightly grease your baking dish with butter or non-stick baking spray. I used a 7×11 inch oval baking dish, but a 9×9 inch or 10×10 inch square baking dish will also work.
- 3
Choose pears that are ripe, but still firm, not soft or mushy. Peel and core the pears, then cut them into 1/2 inch chunks.
- 4
In the baking dish, combine the pears with the rest of the filling ingredients.
- 5
In a bowl, combine all the crumble topping ingredients (except the butter) until evenly distributed. Add the melted butter and combine until moist and crumbly. Sprinkle the topping over the pear filling.
- 6
Bake the crumble for about 35-40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.
- 7
Let cool for several minutes, then serve warm with ice cream.