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Almond Pear Crisp




Source of Recipe


Home Plate






List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
  
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  
• 1/4 cup flour
  
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small pieces, plus more for pan
  
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
  
• 5 medium pears, (about 1 3/4 lb), peeled, cored, thinly sliced
  
• 2 T sugar
  
• 1 T fresh lemon juice
  
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  
• vanilla ice cream (optional)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch pie plate, set aside.
   
2. Combine oats, brown sugar, and flour in a medium bowl. Cut butter into mixture using 2 knives until coarse crumbs form. Add almonds.
   
3. In a medium bowl, combine pears, sugar, lemon juice and ginger. Pour pears into pie plate and sprinkle with oats.
   
4. Bake until fruit is tender and topping is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly and serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
   






Final Comments


Makes 6 servings