Pear Crumble Recipe
A little pear brandy deepens the flavor of this simple seasonal treat.
Ingredients
| 6 | Bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks* | |
| 1 | tablespoon | freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| 1/4 | cup | pear brandy |
| 1/4 | cup | sugar |
| 2 | cups | crushed amaretti cookies (about 32 cookies) |
| 1/4 | cup | brown sugar |
| 4 | tablespoons | cold butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces |
| ~ | best quality vanilla ice cream | |
| *Cut each pear in to ½-inch vertical slices, then into four equal pieces. |
Directions
Preheat oven to 375-degrees. Have ready six individual 4-inch baking dishes.
- Place the pears in a spacious bowl and mix in the lemon juice, pear brandy and sugar.
- Squish the pears lightly to get the juices flowin. Set aside.
- Combine the crushed cookies and brown sugar in a bowl.
- Add the butter and work it in by hand to create coarse, buttery crumbs.
- Divide the pear mixture evenly among the six baking dishes, spooning any excess juice over the fruit.
- Sprinkle the cookie mixture over the pears.
- Bake until the pears are tender—approximately 25 minutes.
- Serve warm with ice cream.
Preparation Time:
About 40 minutes
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