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Apple/Pear Crisp

1/18/2014

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I've been meaning to break in my new cast iron dutch oven with a delicious dessert. I finally got the chance last night. I had some pears that weren't very flavorful and needed to be used, and I had a ton of apples that I was going to make into apple chips, but I needed someway to keep the moisture out. I'm currently waiting for an Amazon order to do the apple chips. Anyway, this crisp was calling out to me. 

Ingredients:
Filling - 
4 small Apples
4 Pears
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1/3 c. Sugar
1 tbsp Cornstarch
1 tsp Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt

Topping - 
2/3 c Light Brown Sugar
1/4 c. Gluten Free Flour Blend
1/2 c. Gluten Free Oats
1/4 c. Almond Flour
1 tsp Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt
1/3 c. Coconut Oil, melted

Directions:
  • Preheat oven to 375°F
  • Grease pan (we used a dutch oven, but a 9x9 pan would also work)
  • Peel, core, and chop apples. Peel, core, and chop pears. 
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(Apple cores are generally straight up and down, pears only have cores in the larger part of the fruit, but from the stem down to the core could potentially be hard. Each pear will be different)
  • Put apples and pears into a bowl and pour lemon juice over.
  • Combine the sugar (for filling), cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and mix well with a fork. 
  • Cover the apples and pears with the sugar blend and toss fruit to coat all the pieces.
  • Transfer to the dish you will be using to bake. 

Topping - 
  • Mix brown sugar, GF flour, almond flour, oats, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl and stir. 
  • Add melted coconut oil and mix until everything is evenly saturated. 
  • Spoon the topping onto the fruit as a cover.
  • Bake 45 minutes - 1 hour or until the fruit is tender and the top is browned. 

So many delicious apples and pears. Actually, I thought I was done at this point... and then I noticed the three other pears that still had to be peeled and cored. 
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I had TC's cousin do the math, but instead of measuring everything out individually, we just kept adding to the same measuring cup. Saved on dishes. 
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Before we mixed it up. I used a rubber spatula to mix it. It was way easier than I thought it would be. Smelled so good. 
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The apples with the topping all pretty on top. This is actually after the whole thing was baked. It didn't brown very well. 
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Notes:
I originally got this recipe from the Minimalist Baker. The original recipe did not include pears. I added them myself. 

The recipe you see above, the topping is doubled. As you can see in the picture above, we didn't make enough topping to cover the whole thing. So, if you don't want to double the topping, the original measurements are as follows:
1/3 c Light Brown Sugar
1/4 c. GF Flour Blend
1/2 c. GF Oats
1/4 c. Almond Flour
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt
1/3 c. Coconut Oil

There were apple and pear peelings everywhere. It was crazy. 

I didn't chop the pears and apples. I think it would have been easier to eat if I had. 

Review:
This was amazing. I was a little surprised. I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. I think I would have added a little more salt to the topping. Three of us got to experience this dessert and we all think it would have been good with a caramel sauce, but the dish can stand alone just fine. TC and I had ours with coconut whipped cream. TC says, "It was really good. Needs peaches." TC's cousin also agreed that peaches would make a good addition. TC gave it a 5. TC's cousin gave it a 4.5, and I give it a 5. 

Total Score: 
5
1 Comment
Sunny
1/21/2014 03:55:49 am

Because peaches bake much faster than apples, you probably should not mix those two fruits. However, pears and peaches mixed should work just fine. It looks really good. Good job!

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