Pear Crisp - Little Sunny Kitchen

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–+ servings

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Preheat the oven to 350°/180°C, and lightly grease a 8x8 inch pan or a 7.5x10.5 inch pan.
In a large bowl, combine the pear slices with lemon juice and vanilla extract. Then add cinnamon, sugar, salt and flour and toss everything together until well combined.
To make the topping, in a bowl combine the flour with brown sugar and cinnamon. Then add the cubed cold butter, and mix it in using a pastry cutter, a fork or your hands (just like pie crust), you want to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles wet sand.
Add the oats, and mix them in with the mixture.
Transfer the pears to the prepared baking dish (use a spatula to gently even it out), then evenly spread the topping over the pears. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the topping is golden brown.
Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream and enjoy.

A melon baller works really well to remove the cores from the pears once they've been cut in half.
This crisp is delicious made with a combination of sliced pears and sliced apples too.
If you like spice, add a pinch of ground nutmeg to the cinnamon in the pear mixture.
Nuts can be added to the topping. Chopped walnuts or pecans are delicious.
With oats, this dessert is called a crisp, you can leave the oats out to make a pear crumble instead!
To store: Keep leftovers covered and in the fridge for up to 4 days.