Cardamom-Scented Oatmeal-Pear Crisp

• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons chilled stick margarine, cut into small pieces
• 6 cups (1-inch) pieces ripe peeled Bartlett pears (about 2 1/2 pounds)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• Vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
2. Combine first 4 ingredients; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside.
3. Combine pears, cranberries, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and cardamom in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish; toss well. Sprinkle with oats mixture. Bake at 375u0b0 for 30 minutes or until pears are tender. Serve warm with vanilla frozen yogurt, if desired.

oats, flour, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, margarine, bartlett, cranberries, brown sugar, ground cardamom, vanilla lowfat

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cardamom-scented-oatmeal-pear-crisp (may not work)