Medium French Dessert

Pear and Sour Cherry Crisp

Name: Pear and Sour Cherry Crisp
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 pounds pears - peeled , cored, and chopped; 1 can pitted sour cherries , 16 ounce; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 0.67 cups white sugar; 0.25 teaspoons almond extract; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 0.33 cups white sugar; 0.75 teaspoons salt; 0.75 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 9 tablespoons butter

Total Time

42 min

16m prep · 26m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Medium

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This pear and cherry crisp is a delicious mixture of sweet and tart. It's an easy dessert to make for company.

Ingredients

2 pounds pears - peeled , cored, and chopped
1 can pitted sour cherries , 16 ounce
3 tablespoons cornstarch
0.67 cups white sugar
0.25 teaspoons almond extract
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
0.33 cups white sugar
0.75 teaspoons salt
0.75 teaspoons ground nutmeg
9 tablespoons butter

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2

Mix pears, cherries, cornstarch, 2/3 cup sugar, and almond extract in prepared baking dish. Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle flour mixture over fruit.
3

Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden, about 1 hour.