Pear Oatmeal Crisp paired with Non-Fat Vanilla Yogurt

Judy prepared a dessert the other evening, which followed our Crab and Corn Bisque and Roasted Chicken with Pepper and Onions. It was so good I couldn’t put off writing about it any longer.

Pear Oatmeal Crisp with Vanilla Yogurt

Judy had found a recipe for a Plum Oatmeal Crisp that she had wanted to try, but since it’s November and the plums are long gone, she figured that a nice Autumn fruit, the Pear, would be a good substitute.  Was she ever right!!  I can only imagine what this dessert would have tasted like with plums. Using Pears instead was brilliant.

We paired the dessert with a dollop of Non-Fat Frozen Yogurt. Delicious!

We proudly offer our first post for a dessert recipe.  From our kitchen to yours.

Pear Oatmeal Crisp   

Ingredients

2 pounds pears (any type), fresh, sliced

2 Tbsp Lemon juice

¼ cup Sugar

½ tsp cinnamon

Non-stick cooking spray

½ cup Oatmeal, old fashioned

2 Tbsp All purpose Flour

2 Tbsp Brown Sugar

2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

2 cups Non-Fat Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Combine Pears, Lemon juice, Sugar, and half the Cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.  Mix thoroughly. 

Transfer to an 8 inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Set aside.

Combine Oats, remaining Cinnamon, Flour and Sugar in another bowl. Mix thoroughly in bowl or food processor.

Add Butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.  Sprinkle over Pear mixture.

Bake 40 minutes until top is lightly browned.  Serve with Yogurt. Yields 8 servings.

PointsPlus Value per serving is 5. Level of difficulty is Easy. Prep time is 20 minutes. Cooking time is 40 minutes.

Photo by Barry Baruh