Double Pear Crisp

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces dried pear halves
• 1 cup pear juice (bottled or canned)
• 4 cups chopped fresh pears (4-5 medium pears)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• ice cream or whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cut out and discard stems and cores from dried pears.
• 3 chop into 1/2-inch pieces to yield about 1 cup.
• 4 in a small saucepan, bring the dried pear pieces and pear juice to a boil.
• 5 reduce the heat and simmer until the pears are tender, about 10 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, core the fresh pears, chop into bite-sized pieces and place them in a 1-1/2-quart or 8-inch square baking dish.
• 7 melt butter in large saucepan and remove it from the heat.
• 8 add the brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 9 stir to coat the oats evenly.
• 10 when the dried pears are tender, pour them with their cooking liquid over the fresh pears in the baking dish.
• 11 top with the oat mixture.
• 12 bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until topping is crisp and brown.
• 13 serve warm with optional ice cream or whipped cream.