Renee's Pear Crisp

Having a pear tree in abundance called for some crafty cooking. Had all ingredients on hand and what's not to like? Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 417 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup butter, melted
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 6 cups sliced pears

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Spread pears to cover bottom of the baking dish; drizzle with melted butter and maple syrup.

Step 3

Stir flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Cut softened butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, adding more flour if necessary. Sprinkle topping over pears.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until pears are bubbling and topping is crisp, about 30 minutes.