Maple-Walnut Pear Crisp
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This delicious crisp is definitely a dessert, but it isn’t overly sweet. It's perfect on its own, or with a scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream. If you prefer a sugary topping, you can increase the brown sugar or coconut sugar to ⅔ cup.
Author: Alisa Fleming of Go Dairy Free
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
- ¾ cup walnuts
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, or gluten-free flour blend (see Recipe Tips in post above)
- ½ cup coconut sugar or packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon + ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons + 1 tablespoon maple syrup, divided
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil (can sub sustainable palm shortening), solid or softened
- 5 cups pears, optionally peeled and cut into small ½-inch chunks
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon non-GMO cornstarch (can sub arrowroot or tapioca starch)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
- Place the walnuts in your spice / coffee grinder, and pulse them 4 or 5 times to coarsely grind with some chunks remaining. I do this in two batches.
- Place the walnuts, flour, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, and salt in a large bowl, and whisk with a fork to combine.
- Add the coconut oil and 3 tablespoons maple syrup and stir with a fork to create a coarse meal. It will be a wetter, chunky crumb. Just make sure you mash in any large chunks of coconut oil. If it is too wet, add 1 to 2 tablespoons flour.
- Put the pears in a large bowl and drizzle with the lemon juice. Add the starch, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and stir until combined and no dry starch is visible.
- Transfer the pears to an 8x8-inch baking dish and shake to help the pears settle in and level out.
- Evenly top the pears with the walnut topping.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the topping just begins to brown.
- Let the crisp cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/maple-walnut-pear-crisp