Cranberry-Pear Crumble
A warm and comforting dessert featuring tender spiced pears and dried cranberries topped with a buttery oat and almond crumble. This seasonal treat combines the sweetness of pears with the tartness of cranberries, enhanced with aromatic spices like ginger and cardamom.
Ingredients
- •2 pounds Bosc or Bartlett pears
- •1 teaspoon orange zest
- •¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- •½ teaspoons ground cardamom
- •1 pinch black pepper
- •½ cup dried cranberries
- •3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- •2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- •10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- •½ cup old-fashioned oats
- •1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- •½ cup sliced almonds
- •ice cream
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position rack in lowest level of toaster oven and preheat to 350°F. Toss pears, orange zest, ginger, cardamom, pepper, 1/4 cup cranberries, 3 Tbsp. brown sugar, 2 Tbsp. flour, 2 Tbsp. butter, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a large bowl until pears are coated. Scrape into an 8x8" glass baking dish.
10 min
- 2.
Using an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat oats, vanilla, and remaining 3/4 cup flour, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 8 Tbsp. butter, and 1/2 tsp. salt in a medium bowl until mixture just comes together (it will resemble a crumbly cookie dough), about 2 minutes. Add almonds and remaining 1/4 cup cranberries and mix on low speed until just incorporated.
5 min
- 3.
Evenly sprinkle crumb mixture over pear mixture. Cover loosely with foil and bake 40 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until filling is bubbling and topping is browned, 15-20 minutes more.
60 min
- 4.
Serve crumble topped with scoops of ice cream, if you'd like.
2 min
