Apple Pear Spiced Oat Crisp
This Apple Pear Spiced Oat Crisp is a warm and comforting dessert for the whole family. Serve it with a mug of tea or spiced rum and celebrate the occasion!
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
Oat Crisp Topping
- 2.25 cups All Purpose Flour
- 0.75 cups Light Brown Sugar
- 0.5 cups Rolled Oats
- 0.5 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 pound Butter cubed and chilled
Apple-Pear Filling
- 5 medium Green Apples peeled, cored and sliced 1/8” thick
- 5 large Ripe Pears peeled, cored and sliced 1/8” thick
- 2 ounces Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 0.25 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
- 1 whole Lemon zested and juiced
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Oat Crisp Topping
- Mix flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Press the chilled butter into the dry ingredients until only very small pea-sized pieces remain.
- Spread onto a plate in clumps and chill before baking.
Apple-Pear Filling and Baking Crisp
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Melt butter in a large skillet until foamy. Sprinkle sugars evenly over butter.
- Cook over medium heat without stirring until mixture bubbles all over, about 3 minutes.
- Whisk well and continue to cook until it becomes golden brown, then carefully add sliced apples.
- Turn heat to medium-low and cook the apples stirring now and then, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add to raw pears and toss together, add lemon zest and juice, flour, and pinch of salt.
- Pour into 8x8” buttered brownie pan, spread evenly, and sprinkle chilled oat topping over. Bake in bottom third of oven for 20-25 minutes, until topping is golden brown and fruit filling is bubbling on the edges. Serve warm with ice cream on the side.