Fresh Pear Ginger Crisp

Name: Fresh Pear Ginger Crisp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup crushed gingersnap cookies (about 20 cookies); 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 7 medium pears (about 2-1/2 pounds), peeled and thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; Vanilla ice cream, optional

Gingersnaps lend crunch to my heartwarming cool-weather classic, featuring the season's juiciest fruit—pears.—Linda Robertson, Cozad, Nebraska

Ingredients

1 cup crushed gingersnap cookies (about 20 cookies)
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
7 medium pears (about 2-1/2 pounds), peeled and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. With clean hands, work butter into oat mixture until well combined. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Place pears in a small bowl; add flour and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish; sprinkle with oat mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving (calculated without ice cream): 268 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 189mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 5g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Fresh Pear Ginger Crisp in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2012

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Mary

May 28, 2018

very good! I used instant oatmeal maple flavor, so I only used 1/2 the sugar, I also added cinnomin
ellimaye1

Mar 31, 2015

Way too sweet. Next time I will try it with half the sugar or none at all since there plenty of sugar in the cookies and natural sugar in the pears. Next time I will also cook it in a 9 x 11 so that the pears can cook faster and I can spread out the topping better.
steph king

Oct 21, 2014

I have made this twice and it is so good. The only problem I can see with it-It disappears to quickly. I got raves at a dinner I had a while back.
alwayssparkle

Oct 21, 2014

This is so delicious!! It smells heavenly while it is baking too. My family all LOVED it and I've made it several times now. Made it exactly as directed, it's perfect. Real comfort food. Thank you for this recipe Linda, it is a keeper!
BJ's Grandma

Jan 17, 2014

I made this for a group of friends and everyone raved! I didn't change anything in the recipe, except that I did double it which was a good thing. Everyone went back for seconds! The combination of the pears and ginger snaps is excellent.
emceepee

Jan 11, 2014

Very tasty!