Ginger Pear Crumble

  Over the Christmas holiday, we had bought a bag of pears from Costco with the idea that we would slice them up and serve them with some homemade caramel for snacking on.  Well, that didn't happen, so here we were with a bag full of pears and in desperate need of something to do with them.  They were starting to turn, so I knew I had to bake them into something, and quick. 

 I found this recipe, which Boyfriend decided sounded perfect.  I made my attempt.  My results were less than spectacular, though the taste was alright.  Enough that he asked that I still blog it, so that next time we can tweek it a bit and hope for better results.  The biggest and most important suggestion I would make is to use fruit that is still firm and not getting soggy.  It came out very wet.  We are talking standing liquid in the pan, almost full.  While the taste was still pleasant, it isn't a very good visual. 


Ingredients:

topping:

                                       (I had the pears in this picture, and they weren't suppose to be.  My bad!)

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

2/3 cup old-fashioned oats

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup canola oil

filling:

3 pounds firm but ripe pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

2 tablespoons sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons flour

 

 

Directions:

 

Preheat oven to 350*F.   Spray an 8x8 pan lightly with cooking spray.

 

For topping:

  In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix with a fork until thoroughly and evenly moistened.  Set aside.

 

 

For filling:

  Mix all ingredients in a larger bowl.  Stir until pears are well coated. 

 

 

To assemble:

   Dump filling ingredients into prepared pan.  You can be fancy and arrange them all pretty, or just do like I did and dump them and then just make sure they all fit in there okay.   Then sprinkle the topping over top, until all the topping is used.  Bake for about 40 minutes, or until pears are tender and topping is browned. 

 

                                                                         (before baking)

 

                                                                                  (all done!)

 

  Serve hot, with a dollop of vanilla ice cream if that's your thing!