Pear and Ginger Crisp with Spiced Whipped Cream
- 3 medium pears
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 c. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c. chopped pecans, walnuts, or almonds
- 3 tbsp. margarine or butter
- 1/2 c. heavy or whipping cream
- 2 tsp. sugar
- .13 tsp. ground cinnamon
- .13 tsp. ground nutmeg
- .13 tsp. ground allspice
- .13 tsp. ground ginger
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Peel, core, and cut pears into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
- In shallow 1 1/2-quart baking dish, toss pears with lemon juice, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon ground ginger; set aside.
- In small bowl, stir flour, pecans, margarine or butter, and 1/4 cup packed brown sugar until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle flour mixture over pears.
- Bake pear mixture 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
- Meanwhile, prepare Spiced Whipped Cream: In small bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat heavy or whipping cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger until stiff peaks form.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve crisp warm or cool on wire rack to serve later.
- To serve, spoon crisp into 4 dessert dishes.
- Top with Spiced Whipped Cream.
pears, lemon juice, brown sugar, brown sugar, ground ginger, allpurpose, pecans, margarine, heavy, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground ginger
Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/pear-ginger-crisp-spiced-whipped-cream-2798 (may not work)