Pear-Cranberry Crisp

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This recipe is from Cooking Light (Nov 2003) You can make the topping earlier in the day and refrigerate in a zip-top plastic bag.


Filling:
6 cups sliced peeled pear (about 3 pounds)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
½ cup fresh cranberries
½ cup apple juice
¼ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
cooking spray

Topping:
¾ cup regular oats
¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour (used regular flour)
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup chopped pecans (used walnuts)
¼ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon sea salt

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. To prepare filling, place the pears in a large bowl. Sprinkle with cornstarch, toss well to coat. Stir in cranberries and next 5 ingredients (cranberries through 1/8 teaspoon salt). Spoon pear mixture into a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray.
3. To prepare topping, combine oats and remaining ingredients, tossing until moist. Sprinkle topping in an even layer over pear mixture. Cover with foil; bake at 375F for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or until topping is golden and fruit mixture is bubbly. Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about ¾ cup)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 310(30% from fat); FAT 10.2g (sat 3.9g,mono 3.4g,poly 1.3g); PROTEIN 4.2g; CHOLESTEROL 15mg; CALCIUM 40mg; SODIUM 168mg; FIBER 4.8g; IRON 1.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 55.4g

Comments

[swordofthejedi.livejournal.com]

oh man, would that be perfect right now! sadly, it's waaaay too cold to warrant a trip to the store for additional ingredients :-)

[cwhf.livejournal.com]

I love crisp. My favorite is a apple cranberry (not craisin) ginger crisp. Mmmm. Think I might have to make that this weekend.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

This looks YUMMY!

I make a very similar crisp with apples and cranberries at Christmas.

[http://users.livejournal.com/chaoticbliss_/]

I sooo want you to come live with me, hehe!

[jessacord.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing that! It looks divine and as soon as I can hold my food down (stomach flu) I'll be running off the the grocery store to get the ingredients.