Autumn Spice Pear Crisp

• 4 Bartlett pears, cut in bite-size pieces
• 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 1 cup Spiced Wafers crumbs (or ginger snaps)
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch nutmeg
• Pinch ginger
• 1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur (optional)

1. Slice pears into bite-size pieces and saute with 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat until slightly softened.
2. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and coat loaf pan with butter. In food processor or blender, pulverize spiced wafers. About 12-14 2 1/2-inch cookies should get you about a cup of crumbs.
3. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and flour. When combined add 2 tablespoons butter and with fingers, mix to make rough and crumbly.
4. Add almonds and liqueur (if using) to crumb mixture and combine well.
5. Line bottom of loaf pan with thin layer of crumb mixture, then spoon pears in. Top fruit with remaining crumb mixture and bake for 30 minutes.
6. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before spooning over a heaping bowl of ice cream.

bartlett, butter, wafers crumbs, almonds, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, liqueur

Taken from food52.com/recipes/14379-autumn-spice-pear-crisp (may not work)