Maple Ginger Pear Crisp

This Maple Ginger Pear Crisp is a beautiful fall dessert recipe.

If you’re looking for a dessert to make for an after-dinner sweet treat- maybe something simple but impressive to serve to your dinner guests or your own family, this Maple Ginger Pear Crisp is a good choice.

Ingredients needed:

• fresh pears
• freshly squeezed lemon juice
• maple syrup
• fresh ginger
• salt
• oats
• brown sugar
• all purpose flour
• ground ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg
• unsalted butter

The recipe uses fresh pears.  Look for pears that have a tiny bit of give to them (that will let you know they’re just ripe enough for baking).

Chose an Anjou or Bosc variety.  Some of the others can become too soft in the baking process.

How to make Maple Ginger Pear Crisp:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 2-quart baking dish (or individual ramekins).
2. In a large bowl, combine the pears and lemon juice and toss well. Add the maple syrup, grated ginger, and salt, and toss again to combine.
3. In another large bowl, whisk together the oats, sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Slowly drizzle in the butter and stir with a fork until mixture is crumbly and all the ingredients are incorporated. Keep mixture crumbly, breaking up any large crumbs with the fork or your fingers.
4. Spoon the fruit into your prepared baking dish or ramekins. Evenly sprinkle the crumbs on top of fruit. Bake until the fruit is bubbling and topping is browned, 50 to 55 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

We like this crisp served warm in my house.  Top it with a bit of good vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

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Maple Ginger Pear Crisp

By RecipeGirl.com

A dessert using fresh pears and fall spices that's perfect to make for an after dinner treat.

Prep: 25 minutes mins

Cook: 50 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings: 8 servings

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Ingredients

PEARS:

• ▢ 2 pounds (about 6 medium) firm-ripe pears (peeled, cored and chopped)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ▢ ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
• ▢ 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger (peel, then grate)
• ▢ 1 pinch salt

TOPPING:

• ▢ ½ cup rolled oats (old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats)
• ▢ ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark)
• ▢ ¼ cup all purpose flour
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 2-quart baking dish (or individual ramekins).
• In a large bowl, combine the pears and lemon juice and toss well. Add the maple syrup, grated ginger, and salt, and toss again to combine.
• In another large bowl, whisk together the oats, sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Slowly drizzle in the butter and stir with a fork until mixture is crumbly and all the ingredients are incorporated. Keep mixture crumbly, breaking up any large crumbs with the fork or your fingers.
• Spoon the fruit into your prepared baking dish or ramekins. Evenly sprinkle the crumbs on top of fruit. Bake until the fruit is bubbling and topping is browned, 50 to 55 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 267kcal, Carbohydrates: 47g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 24mg, Sodium: 85mg, Potassium: 210mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 33g, Vitamin A: 306IU, Vitamin C: 6mg, Calcium: 43mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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