September 30, 2006
Apple-Pear Crisp
Ingredients:
for the base:
3 large tart apples*, cubed
3 large pears**, cubed
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon corn starch
for the topping:
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour or spray with cooking spray with flour one 9 inch pie plate or a 8x8 baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix together the apples, pears, brown sugar, cinnamon and corn starch to make the base. Pour and spread evenly over prepared baking dish. In a small bowl, stir together flour, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and oats until a coarse meal forms. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until the fruit is soft and bubbly and the top is lightly brown. Serve warm.
*I used Granny Smith apples but any baking apple would work.
**I used Barlett pears but Bosc or Anjou would be yummy alternative.
for the base:
3 large tart apples*, cubed
3 large pears**, cubed
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon corn starch
for the topping:
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour or spray with cooking spray with flour one 9 inch pie plate or a 8x8 baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix together the apples, pears, brown sugar, cinnamon and corn starch to make the base. Pour and spread evenly over prepared baking dish. In a small bowl, stir together flour, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and oats until a coarse meal forms. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until the fruit is soft and bubbly and the top is lightly brown. Serve warm.
*I used Granny Smith apples but any baking apple would work.
**I used Barlett pears but Bosc or Anjou would be yummy alternative.
My thoughts:
There is a bit of damp coolness in the air that I haven't felt in a long time. It seemed to call out for a warm fruity dish of some sort. We had some pears that were in danger of spoiling so I came up with this as a way of both using them up and creating a yummy breakfast.I love how the brown sugar carmelizes and how the sweet fruit contrasts with the crisp oats. For those of you interested in that sort of thing, the difference between a crisp and crumble is highly debated as they are both fruit dishes with a crumbled topping, but since in this recipe the topping is very crisp (quite unlike that of the topping on the divine apple crumble I made a while back) I believe I am correct in calling it a crisp.
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9 Comments:
Oh my!! Your yummy pictures have made me realize how hungry I am ... have to go eat ;-)
My favorite, favorite fall dessert is apple crisp. I love the addition of the pears; I'll have to try that!
Yum! That looks great :) I'll have to try it using Earth Balance instead of butter.
I never know whether to call it a crisp or crumble either. But it's definitely delicious and perfect for autumn.
This sounds delicious! And just right for this time of year. I've made apple crisps before, but never with pears. I must try that.
It's cold & chilly where I live, so this sounds perfect!
We went apple picking yesterday & now have a TON of apples to use. So this recipe had great timing. :)
we got gala, golden delicious, jonagolds, and jonathons. keep the apple recipes coming! I have a ton of baking to do tomorrow night.
The pears are a great addition to a crisp, they have such a fall feeling. This looks delicious.
Hi there! I am a new reader and actually tried out this recipe tonight and looooved it! Thank you so much!! :)
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