Best Pear And Dried Cherry Crisp With Nutmeg Walnut Streusel Recipes

Pear and Dried Cherry Crisp with Coconut-Almond Topping image

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

Topping
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
7 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
3/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
2/3 cup sliced almonds (about 2 3/4 ounces)
Fruit
3 1/2 pounds pears, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
1 1/3 cups dried tart cherries or raisins
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

For Topping:
Mix flour, sugar, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg in medium bowl. Add chilled butter and rub with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add shredded coconut and sliced almonds and rub mixture with fingertips until small clumps form. (Topping can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
For Fruit:
Preheat oven to 375° F. Butter 13 x 9x2-inch glass baking dish. Toss pears, cherries, sugar, flour and spices in large bowl. Transfer to prepared dish. Dot with butter. Sprinkle topping over. Bake until topping browns and juices thicken, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve with ice cream.

Pear and Dried-Cherry Crisp with Nutmeg-Walnut Streusel image

Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Streusel
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces, room temperature
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dried tart cherries (9 ounces)
4 1/2 pounds ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 8 cups)
Lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Steps:

For streusel:
Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture begins to clump together. Mix in walnuts. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
For filling:
Place first 6 ingredients in medium skillet. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Add cherries; reduce heat to medium and simmer until cherries begin to soften and liquid is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Toss pears and dried cherry mixture in large bowl; spread in baking dish. Sprinkle streusel mixture over. Bake until bubbling and golden, about 1 hour; cool. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.