Easy Pear Crisp

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• ½ cup uncooked regular oats
• ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons cold butter
• 3 medium red Anjou pears, sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Combine the oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl and cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture is crumbly. Set that aside.
3. Combine the pear and lemon juice in a bowl and toss it well.
4. Spoon the pear mixture into a 9-inch pie plate or baking dish coated with cooking spray.
5. Sprinkle the oat mixture evenly over the pear mixture.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until it is golden brown.
7. Serve with low-fat vanilla ice cream if you desire.

Credits

Recipe courtesy Health magazine.