Crumbles, crisps and cobblers are some of my favorite desserts. They are really tasty and they are so easy to make; just place the fruit and/or berries in a baking dish, top with a simple crust and bake. This time I decided to try a pear crumble with cranberries for some tartness. I decided to go with my favorite topping, a rolled oats and brown sugar topping. Of course, a scoop of vanilla ice cream is always a welcome addition.
Pear and Cranberry Crumble
Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes Servings: 8
ingredients
- 4 cups pears (peeled, cored, sliced)
- 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen or dried soaked in warm water)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup flour
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup butter (melted)
directions
- Toss the pears and cranberries with the lemon juice, cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Mix the flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and butter in a large bowl.
- Place the pear and cranberry mixture into an 8×8 inch baking dish and pour the topping on.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until it is bubbling and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
You are very generous in the crumble serving in proportion to the ice-cream!
This looks SO delicious! Crisps are my favorite, too. I love chocolate but I will take a fruity dessert over it anyday. Definitely want to try this out.
Oh, very nice Kevin! I bet the house smelled good! I’ll have a scoop of icecream too!!
Kevin, this is a good way to stretch out eating ice cream…nice crisp.
Oh yes! Very nice! And seasonal too. 😉
I even have crumbles for breakfast Kevin. They are just so good. I love the combination of the pears and fresh cranberries.
This recipe sounds like a perfect one to share with co-workers. [Nudge nudge, wink wink, Kevin!]
I have been wanting to make something with fresh cranberries – this might be it!!
I love crumble!!!! I wish we have fresh cranberries here. Yes, crumbles are so easy to whip up, yet so scrumptious.
I’ve been buying bags and bags of cranberries because this is the only time my store sells them. This looks like a great way to use some of them!
They are such a great dessert…easy to make and tasty.
sounds great! it’s been ages since i’ve had a crisp of any kind. i am going to have to make sure and try this recipe….
WOW, pear and cranberry crumble topped with ice cream..its with this type of dessert that losing weight for me is such a big task to hurdle ;-(
Thanks for this. I just got a 25 pound box of pears, and had 1/2 a bag of cranberries I had no inspiration for. It was lovely, especially warm and with the ice cream.
Kevin, in the directions, you accidentally omitted the teaspoon of cinnamon that is included in the topping ingredients. This is a great recipe. I add nutmeg and cardamom, too!