Spiced Maple Pear Crisp

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Spiced Maple Pear Crisp

Enjoy the best of Fall pears with this Spiced Maple Pear Crisp! Every bite is juicy, perfectly sweet, with warming flavors from the maple and spices, and just the right amount of crunch from the topping. So good, but SO easy to make!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 1 30

Total Time: 1 50

Servings:

Calories: 414kcal

Ingredients

Filling

3 pounds Bosc pears peeled, cored, and sliced
1½ cups powdered sugar sifted
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons salted butter melted
1½ Tablespoons vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons maple syrup

Topping

1⅞ cups rolled oats
1⅛ cups brown sugar firmly packed
⅜ cup all purpose flour
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ cup salted butter cold, sliced

Instructions

Filling

Heat oven to 350℉.
Spray a 10 inch x 2 inch round casserole with cooking spray. Set aside.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix gently.
Pour into prepared casserole.

Topping

In a medium bowl, combine oats, sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
Mix well.
Add butter.
Cut in with a pastry blender, or a fork.
Sprinkle on top of filling.
Bake for 80-90 minutes, or until bubbly and set. (You may need to cover with foil the last 20-30 minutes of baking time.)

Notes

Substitutions:

To make this crisp vegan, use your favorite plant-based butter.
To make this recipe gluten-free, use your favorite 1:1 gluten-free all-purpose flour blend.

Expert Tips:

Remember to wash, peel, and core your pears.
Make sure your butter is cold when making the topping! You can also use an electric mixer to make the topping.
The crisp should be perfectly done after about 1 hour and 30 minutes of baking. To see if it’s done, you can give it a small shake. If it’s mostly set, then it should be ready to take out.
Make sure the topping coats the entire filling! You don’t want any exposed filling.
As this cooks, it will rise slightly and then fall back down when you take it out of the oven.

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