Classic Pear Crisp Food

PEAR CRISPS WITH VANILLA BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• Make topping:
• Pulse together flour, almonds, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter and pulse just until blended. Coarsely crumble in a shallow baking pan and chill at least 1 hour.
• Make filling and bake crisps:
• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.
• Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into a small heavy saucepan, then add pod and butter and cook over medium-low heat, swirling pan occasionally, until butter is browned and fragrant, about 4 minutes.
• While butter browns, stir together sugars, flour, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Add pears and brandy and toss to combine.
• Discard vanilla pod, then toss butter with pear mixture. Spoon filling into gratin dishes and sprinkle with topping, mounding it slightly in centers. Put in a shallow baking pan and bake 30 minutes, then rotate baking sheet and bake until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes more. Cool to warm or room temperature on a rack.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Peel, core and quarter the pears. Slice each quarter into 2 or 3 pieces. Place in large bowl.
• Mix all but 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar with the flour, cinnamon, ginger, raisins and brandy. Add to pears and mix well.
• Chop oats in food processor. Add the remaining brown sugar, the butter and the orange juice concentrate, and mix well.
• Spoon pear mixture into an 8-cup gratin dish, and sprinkle with oat mixture. Bake in lower third of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until oat mixture begins to brown and pears soften. Remove from oven and stir oat mixture into pears. Serve warm.

PERFECT PEAR CRISP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Grate enough lemon peel to measure 1/2 tsp. zest. Squeeze enough juice to measure 1-1/2 Tbsp. Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 Tbsp. flour and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in large bowl. Add pears, lemon zest and juice; toss until pears are evenly coated. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish.
• Mix brown sugar and remaining flour, granulated sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts; sprinkle over pears.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until topping is golden brown and pears are hot and bubbly. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Toss pears with orange juice; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, allspice and ginger; sprinkle over pears., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and baking powder; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pears., Bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, garnish with mint.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center.
• Crisp topping:Stir together oats, sugar, almonds, flour, and salt. Add butter and mix with hands until small clumps form and dry mixture is coated in butter. Cover with plastic and refrigerate.
• Filling:Peel, halve, and core pears, then slice into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Add to a large bowl and toss with lime juice as you work to prevent pears from browning. Toss with sugar, ginger, flour, and salt. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish. Remove crisp topping from refrigerator and break into small pieces. Scatter evenly over the top. Transfer to oven and bake until bubbly, 50 to 60 minutes (tent top with foil if browning too quickly). Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack 20 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream. Crisp is best eaten the day it's made, but can be stored, covered, for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 F degrees.
• Combine pears with white sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel.
• Place in greased 8 inch square baking dish.
• Combine oatmeal, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and ginger.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle crumb mixture over pears.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until topping is crisped.
• Serve warm.

CLASSIC PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish or 9 inch square baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, and cinnamon. Stir in the butter until the mixture is crumbly with pea sized lumps. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 2 teaspoons of crystallized ginger. Add the sliced pears, and toss to blend. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Spread with the oat topping.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until pears are soft and topping is golden brown. Cool slightly before serving with vanilla ice cream.

PEAR CRISP FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two small ramekins and place them on a baking sheet.
• Mix pears, honey, and flour together in a bowl. Place equal amounts of the fruit mixture into each bowl.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, butter, walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl; crumble on top of the fruit.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly brown, about 35 minutes. Serve.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an eight-inch-square baking dish.
• Spread the pecan pieces on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for six to eight minutes. Combine the toasted pecans with a cup of flour, the brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Rub the pieces of butter in with your fingertips to make a crumbly mixture. Refrigerate.
• Toss the pears with a tablespoon of flour and the granulated sugar. Spread in the baking dish and sprinkle evenly with the topping.
• Bake one hour until brown, bubbly and crisp. Serve while still warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

EASY PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Coat a 9x9 casserole dish with non-stick spray.
• Slice and core pears, then chop into bit sized pieces. You can leave the skins on or off. (My kids wont eat the crisp unless the skins are off the pears)
• Toss pears with corn starch and place in casserole dish. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, rolled oats, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, slat and melted butter. Mix well until mixture is crumbly.
• Spread crisp topping over pears and bake for 35 minutes or until crisp is bubbly and golden.
• Serve hot with a fresh scoop of ice cream.