Ease into the cooler weather with this lovely Pear Crisp With Caramel. The sweet fruit and crunchy topping are perfect together. Spoon on some ice cream and more caramel and you have dessert heaven.
Pear Crisp With Caramel
Ingredients:
Caramel Sauce (recipe follows)
Streusel Topping (recipe follows)
4 pounds ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons flour
Vanilla ice cream, to serve
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350℉.
2. Lightly grease a 7 x 11-inch pan with non-stick spray.
3. Toss the pears with the lemon juice and flour.
4. Pour 1 cup of the caramel sauce over the pears and stir to coat. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
5. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the pear mixture.
6. Bake the crisp until the edges bubble up and pears are tender, 45-50 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and cool for 30 minutes. Served warm or at room temperature with ice cream and remaining caramel sauce.
Serves 8
Caramel Sauce
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, heat the butter, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook 1 minute.
2. Whisk in cream and boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
Streusel Topping
Ingredients:
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
12 tablespoons butter, softened and cut into pieces
Directions:
1. In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Mix in the butter with a pastry blender (or your fingers) until the mixture is crumbly.
Recipes slightly adapted from Cuisine At Home
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