Pear Crumble

Pear Crumble

Bosc pears baked with vanilla and spices, and topped with brown sugar oat crumble for an easy and delicious fall dessert.

Prep20 min
Cook40 min
Total1 hr
Servings8
Difficultyeasy
AmericanDessert

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lbBosc pears ((6 large or 10-12 small pears))
  • cupGranulated Sugar
  • 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
  • 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. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.

  2. 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. 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. 4

    In the baking dish, combine the pears with the rest of the filling ingredients.

  5. 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. 6

    Bake the crumble for about 35-40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.

  7. 7

    Let cool for several minutes, then serve warm with ice cream.