This surprisingly light crisp is a great holiday substitute for a cake or pie. The flavor of the almonds with the pears is a winner. The almonds also add a great texture to the topping.
Pear Crisp with Almonds
Almond
Holiday & Special OccasionPies & Tarts
Sweets
Vegetarian
prep
25
minscook
50
minsmake
10
servingsFilling
3 pounds
Bosc or Anjou pears, peeled, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon
brown sugar
2
lemons
Topping
1 cup
brown sugar
3/4 cup
flour
3/4 teaspoon
table salt
1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1/2 cup
(1 stick) cold butter, cut up
1 cup
Fisher® Slivered Almonds, chopped
Food Safety Instruction
DIRECTIONS
- For Filling: Heat oven to 375°F. Place pears and sugar in large bowl. Add zest of 1 lemon and juice of both lemons. Mix well. Spoon into greased 8x8-inch baking pan.
- For Topping: Combine sugar, flour, salt and spices in large bowl. Cut in butter and Fisher® Almonds with pastry blender or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pears.
- Bake 40-45 minutes or until top is golden brown and pears are tender. Cool 10 minutes before serving.
PRODUCT USED
Tips
Top with additional lemon zest
