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Pear Cranberry Crisp

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x

Ingredients

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For the filling

  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 3 cups (12 oz bag) cranberries
  • 4 Bosc pears (~2lbs), peeled, core removed and chopped
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 Tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice
  • Zest of 1/2 orange, optional
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 Tbsp arrowroot powder, optional

For the topping

  • 1/2 cup flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour|http://amzn.to/2hhXOmM)
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 stick butter (1/4 lb), cold & chopped into cubes
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger, optional
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. In a medium bowl, add all ingredients for the topping, except the butter. Stir to combine.
  3. Add in butter and using a pastry cutter or two forks, cut butter into flour blend until coarse crumbs are formed, set aside.
  4. In a medium cast iron skillet (or any oven safe skillet), melt 1 Tbsp butter and add in pears and cranberries, sauté in pan for 3 minutes until slightly fragrant.
  5. Stir in maple syrup, orange juice, orange zest, cinnamon and salt. Stir to combine and continue to saute for ~1-2 minutes.
  6. Turn off heat, add in arrowroot powder (if using, helps to bind mixture together) and stir to combine.
  7. Top filling with topping mixture evenly.
  8. Place in oven and bake for 30-40 minutes, until top is golden brown and cranberries are bursting.