Cranberry Pear Crisp

appleydapply's Note:

This yummy fall recipe comes from the food section of the Oregonian newspaper. It is written for fresh or frozen cranberries, not dried. I have increased the amount of orange juice to 1/2 cup based on a review - I made the dish with the new, increased amount, and it was perfect. Because it's somewhat tart, I prefer serving with vanilla ice cream, but sweetened whipped cream is good, too.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 cups fresh cranberries (this recipe is not for dried cranberries) or 2 cups frozen cranberries (this recipe is not for dried cranberries)
• 2 cups cored diced pears
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup orange juice (preferable fresh-squeezed, from orange used for peel)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice or 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into small cubes
• 3/4 cup old-fashioned oatmeal or 3/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• whipping cream (optional)
• ice cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
3. Combine fresh or frozen cranberries, pears, sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, and allspice or mace; mix well. Spoon into prepared dish.
4. In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and orange peel; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in oatmeal and nuts. Sprinkle mixture over fruit.
5. Bake 50 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Let sit for a few minutes until the bubbling stops. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!

Reviews

[galponetta]

I made this as directed except no orange, since I didn't have any. This was a very good crisp and would probably be even better with the orange. I loved the topping, and will use it for other fruit crisps.

[Sydney Mike]

This was one of those recipes I definitely could not cut back on so made the whole 9 yards ~ ABSOLUTELY LOVE THOSE LITTLE TART BUGGERS! I love the combo of apple & cranberry, too, but really wanted to see how the flavor of the pears would come through here & I wasn't disappointed ~ Made as written, THIS IS A REALLY WONDERFUL TASTING DESSERT! A definite keeper of a recipe, too! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe]

[Annacia]

Lovely and easy Fall dessert. I used it today for our Thanksgiving dessert and it received rave reviews around. So much simpler than a standard pie but still perfectly traditional and right for the season. When the berries and pears that were ask for were in the bowl I knew that the cranberry percentage was to high for our preference. I added another pear (total of 3 instead of 2) and a large Golden Delicious apple. It came out wonderful.