Gingered Pear Crisp: Guest Post from Premediated leftovers

Recently my friend Alea Milham (host of Premeditated Leftovers, and  Hearth and Soul blog Hop) came to know about me having a baby  and wanted to help. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home at Premeditated Leftovers. Her favorite hobby is gardening, which is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

 She immediately suggested that I can ask some my blogger friends to do Guest posts. I told her nothing is lined up yet, but I will ask some of them. I know there are some genuine friends, who are willing to help me. I asked Alea about a guest post, and she immediately accepted, and sent me this recipe of the delicious Gingered Pear crisp. 

Alea in her own words about the recipe “After all of the holiday cooking and baking, I am ready to take a break and cut back on the sweets. Unfortunately, my family isn’t ready for me to take a vacation from the kitchen. In fact, since I have been cooking and baking nonstop since Thanksgiving, my family has become quite accustomed to being spoiled and they are not ready for the sugar train to come to a halt. So I have come up with a compromise dessert made from organic pears that I received as a gift. It is easy to make and slightly healthier than the desserts we have been indulging in over the holidays.

This recipe comes together pretty fast. I saved time by using my apple slicer to core, peel, and slice the pears, but it doesn’t take that much longer to peel and slice the pears by hand. If you do cut them by hand be sure to cut the slices very thin. The ¼ inch thick pear slices cuts down on the amount of time the crisp requires to bake.”

Gingered Pear Crisp

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

4 pears, cored, peeled and cut in ¼ inch thick pieces

1 tablespoon lemon juice

¼ cup white sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

Topping ingredients:

½ cup regular oats

¼ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 tablespoons cold butter or margarine

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In an 8 – 10 inch pie or tart dish, combine pears and lemon juice.

Sprinkle white sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and ginger over the pears and toss to coat well.

In a small bowl, combine oats, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and ginger. Cut butter into mixture. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle the topping over the pears.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 – 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Are you also trying to balance your resolutions to eat healthier with your family’s desire for sweets?

Thanks Alea for  this wonderful and delicious Healthy recipe.  

 Stay tuned for  guest post from Kitchen Corner-Try it next week.