Granny's Pear Crumble

Just when I thought I saw light at the end of the tunnel with preserving, MrD got home from work yesterday with a big box of pears gifted to him from Manny in work.. Manny is blessed to have a couple of the trees in his garden producing more pears that he can eat. So for dessert today I decided to use some in a delicious crumble.. just like my granny used to make.

I don't know where she got the recipe from but it was a family favourite... especially when it was served with Birds Custard! Ahh memories....

4 pears, peeled and chopped into 1 inch pieces
2 Tbsp brown sugar
¼ tsp cinnamon
½ cup all-purpose flour
½  cup rolled oats
½ cup brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
⅛ tsp nutmeg (freshly grated ) optional
2 Tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature)

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray an 8×8 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Place the pears in the baking dish

• Cover with the 2 Tbsp brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Toss well.
• In a larger bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
• Use a fork to smash in the softened butter, then use your hands to bring the mixture together.
• You want it to resemble sand and stick together when your hands squeeze it.
• Sprinkle the crumble mixture over top of the pears.

• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the crumble looks golden and crunchy on top.
• Let cool slightly before serving.