Pear Crumble

This pear crumble is so delicious with perfectly spiced pears and brown sugar. You can easily make this cozy dessert in fall and winter.

Today I share my pear crumble with oats that is a perfect dessert for this season.  It is not overly sweet but still satisfies your sugar cravings.

Previously I’ve shared my apple crumble, apple and blueberry crumble and strawberry crumble.

They all are delicious.  I use just flour in my apple crumble as a topping and a mixture of oatmeal and flour in others.

The words crumble and crisp are being used interchangeably nowadays and I use the word crumble for both.  

I find the addition of oats lightens the crumble topping so I use half flour and half oats in today’s recipe.

When I made this recipe with granulated sugar, there was something missing.  I was sure it wasn’t the spices so I tried it with light brown sugar and it was perfect. 

Let’s see the ingredients below and then continue with step by step instructions.

Ingredients you’ll need

You can find the exact quantities at the bottom of my post, in the recipe card.

• Pear-I use ripe pears. They should be ripe but not overripe so they won’t be mushy when baked. Thickness of the pear slices depends on how ripe they are. They can be anywhere from ¼ inch (6mm) to 0.6 inch (1.5 cm). You can cut them into almost 0.4 inch (1 cm) to 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) pieces if they are very ripe but cut them into ¼ inch (6mm) slices if they are ripe but more firm.
• Sugar-I use light brown sugar.  You can use granulated sugar but brown sugar adds so much to this pear dessert.  If you don’t have brown sugar you can learn how to make your homemade brown sugar.  I use just a little in the filling as these pears are sweet enough. If the pears you are using not too sweet, you can increase the sugar amount. I also use brown sugar for the crumble.
• Lemon-I use just a little  juice and zest of lemon which brightens this recipe, add a fresh touch.  It doesn’t make it lemony at all.
• Spices-I use ground cinnamon and ground ginger.
• Oatmeal-I use rolled oats.
• Flour-I use all purpose flour both for the crumbles and just a little in the filling.
• Salt-It brings the flavors out but it is optional. If you like, you can simply leave it out.
• Butter-I use unsalted butter.

Step by step instructions

First I peel and cut the pears into half starting from the stem to the bottom. Using a teaspoon, I remove the core and gently using the tip of a knife and then holding it with my hand, I remove the spine that runs up to the stem end.

Next I place each pear half upside down and cut into pieces. The pears I use in todays recipe are ripe which we want but they are a little more than the ones that I used in my pear crumble last week. I cut them into almost 0.4 inch (1 cm) to 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) pieces. Last week I cut them into ¼ inch (6mm) slices. Shortly the thickness of the slices depends on how ripe or in other words how firm ripe they are. I place them on a medium bowl.

Then I add the lemon zest, lemon juice, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt and flour on top and gently stir with a spoon and set aside the bowl.

Next I start making the crumbles.

First I place flour, oats, brown sugar and walnuts in a medium bowl and stir with a spoon.

Then I add the cinnamon and stir with a spoon. I pour the melted cooled butter over the mixture and stir until completely combined.

Finally I assemble this simple dessert.

I place the pear mixture into a 9 inch (23 cm) pie dish but if you like you can use a 8 inch (20 cm) square pan. Then I add the crumbles on top.

I bake for 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the pear mixture is bubbling from the sides. Before serving, I let it cool for 10 minutes.

I love serving this pear crumble with vanilla ice cream or heavy cream.

Enjoy!

Other Fall-Winter Recipes You May Enjoy!

• Apple Crumble Cake
• Caramel Apple Bars
• Pear Muffins
• Apple Blondies
• Puff Pasty Apple Turnovers
• Apple Crisp Cookie Cups
• Apple Crumble Muffins

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