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Home / Recipes / Dessert / Crisps & Cobblers / Easy Autumn Spiced Pear Crisp

Easy Autumn Spiced Pear Crisp

50 minutes mins
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5 from 2 votes
Jump to Recipe 10/08/19 | Updated: 09/16/20 | by Nora

Pear Crisp is a simple seasonal dessert that’s quick and easy to prep. Loaded with fall spices, cranberries and a juicy pear filling, this is the perfect treat for autumn.

pear crisp with ice cream in a bowl

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Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings

A Note from Nora

I have a borderline unhealthy obsession with crisps. And with Harry Potter, as long as we’re talking about those kinds of things...

Pear crisp is an especially delicious dessert to make during fall – and it’s so easy, even my kids can whip this up almost by themselves!

pear crisp in a white bowl

How to Make Pear Crisp:

Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins

Read on for the detailed step-by-step ingredients and instructions, or scroll down for tips and the printable recipe card.

Ingredients for Pear Crisp:

This delicious, warm, fall spiced pear crisp is what we’re here for today. It’s filled with warming spices, real maple syrup and has the delicious addition of ground nuts in the topping – for extra flavor and depth. So good.

For the Topping:

  • light brown sugar
  • ground almonds
  • rolled oats
  • all-purpose flour
  • ground cinnamon
  • salt
  • cold butter

For the Filling:

  • pears
  • maple syrup
  • dried cranberries
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground nutmeg
  • ground ginger
  • ground allspice

You can skip the ground almonds in the topping and use the same amount of rolled oats instead. Or replace them with any ground nuts you have on hand!

Replace the brown sugar in the topping with granulated sugar if that’s what you have on hand. The taste will be a little different, but still very delicious.

Instead of maple syrup, you can use granulated or brown sugar for the filling. Honey would also work well.

The dried cranberries in the filling are optional. I appreciate them for a pop of color and a more interesting texture.

If you don’t have the single spices called for in the recipe, use pumpkin pie spice.

Key Steps for the Best Pear Crisp:

1 Always make the topping first

Make the topping before you start with anything else, then stick it in the fridge while you prep the filling.

That way you get more of a crumb-y streusel topping vs a runaway situation.

close up of crisp topping
Make the crumble topping first, then chill it in the fridge while you prepare the rest of the crisp.

2 Make the filling right in the baking dish.

I add everything to the dish and toss with clean hands. It’s a little messy, but I’d much rather wipe down my counter than wash an extra bowl.

It works better if your dish is a little roomier than mine (I would use a different one for personal use, but this one is so pretty for photos 😉 ).

This is a slightly bigger version of my dish:

Taste your pears before you make the filling, and use more or less maple syrup depending on their sweetness/tartness!

baking dish with sliced pears
Place the sliced pears in your baking dish…
pear crisp filling in a baking dish
… then toss them with the other ingredients for the filling.

3 – Bake and rest the crisp the right way:

Don’t bake your crisp too hot (360°F is perfectly fine) and in the lower half of your oven (unless you’re using a convection oven, in which case it doesn’t matter as much).

That way your topping won’t burn, and the filling will get jammy and bubbly.

Allow the crisp to rest for 10-15 minutes on the counter before serving, so the juices can cool and thicken. It helps to dig a little hole into a few spots of the crisp to allow steam to escape from the inside (that’s weird, but it works).

pear crisp in a baking dish
Evenly scatter the crumble topping over the pear filling…
baked pear crisp in a dish
… and finish your pear crisp by baking it to perfection!
close up photo of pear crisp

Make Ahead Instructions:

Make your pear crisp up to 12 hours ahead and keep the cooled crisp covered in the fridge.

Reheat it in burst in the microwave (individual servings work better), OR place the entire baking dish in the oven at 300°F until the crisp is hot again.

How to Serve a Pear Crisp:

Last but not least… I know everyone loves a scoop of ice cream on top of their crisp… But can I be honest? I way prefer a spoonful of tart yogurt.

I did the whole ice cream thing for the photos here, but honestly: If you’ve never had cool, fresh yogurt on a warm crisp? Try it. It’s nothing short of amazing.

And I hear homemade whipped cream is pretty awesome, too!

close up of pear crisp with ice cream in a bowl

P.S: The Harry Potter books, not the movies. I mean, they’re OK… But the books? Pure magic.

Get the printable recipe for my pear crisp here:

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Autumn Spiced Pear Crisp

Pear Crisp is a simple seasonal dessert that’s quick and easy to prep. Loaded with fall spices, cranberries and a juicy pear filling, this is the perfect treat for autumn.
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 15 minutes mins
Cook 35 minutes mins
Total 50 minutes mins
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
 

For the Topping:

  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup ground almonds or any ground nuts you like OR more rolled oats
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 5 tablespoons cold butter

For the Filling:

  • 8-10 small pears cored and thinly sliced (enough to tightly pack a 7×11 baking dish)
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or more to taste
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries optional
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice

Instructions
 

  • Make topping: Place brown sugar, ground almonds, oats, flour, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and mix well. Cut in cold butter until you have a bowl filled with pea-sized crumbles. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Make filling: Preheat oven to 360°F. Place all ingredients for the filling in a 7×11 baking dish and toss well.
  • Bake: Evenly scatter topping over the filling. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until filling is bubbly and topping is browned. Rest the crisp on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 98mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 7gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 329IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: European

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When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Jess says

    Nov 8, 2018

    This crisp looks amazing!! I love a good crisp! And I LOVE HP!!!! …so there’s that. lol.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      Nov 8, 2018

      Ha, Jess! Your comment is the best comment I have gotten in a while 😀 HP lovers unite 😉

      Reply

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