Ginger Pear Crisp
- 1 cup crushed gingersnap cookies
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup walnuts, pecans or slivered almonds, coarsely chopped OR 1/2 cup of old-fashioned oatmeal
- 5 tablespoons melted (not hot) butter
- 6 cups jarred or canned pears, packed in light syrup, cut into
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix gingersnap crumbs, flour, brown sugar, nuts (or oatmeal) and butter in a medium bowl; set aside. Place pears in a medium bowl.
- Bring 1 cup of the pear syrup, 1/4 cup sugar, ginger and cloves to boil in a small saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into remaining 2 Tbs. pear juice, then whisk it into boiling syrup; continue to simmer until thick, less than a minute. Pour over pears, toss to coat and turn into a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Sprinkle crumble clusters over pears. Bake until topping is golden and pears are bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool until warm and serve.
cookies, allpurpose, brown sugar, walnuts, butter, syrup, sugar, ground ginger, ground cloves, cornstarch
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/89855/ginger-pear-crisp/ (may not work)