This pear crisp recipe has crystallized ginger in the pear filling and oat topping for a touch of sweet heat. You can, of course, use as much or little as you like!
Ingredients
- rolled oats: 1 cup
- brown sugar: 0.33333 cup
- all-purpose flour: 0.5 cup
- crystallized ginger: 1 tsp (to taste, finely chopped)
- ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
- butter: 0.25 cup
- white sugar: 2 Tbsp
- all-purpose flour: 2 Tbsp
- crystallized ginger: 2 tsp (to taste, finely chopped)
- pears: 8 cups (peeled and sliced)
- pint vanilla ice cream: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish or 9-inch square baking dish.
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Stir oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl; rub in butter until mixture is crumbly with pea sized lumps. Set aside.
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Stir white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and 2 teaspoons of crystallized ginger together in a separate bowl. Add sliced pears and toss to blend.
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Transfer pear mixture into prepared baking dish; sprinkle with crisp topping mixture.
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Bake in the preheated oven until pears are soft and topping is golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool slightly before serving with vanilla ice cream.
