Searching for the ultimate indulgence? Look no further than our exquisite recipe guide to the irresistible apple pear crisp elevated with grappa-soaked raisins and a nutty polenta topping. This flavor symphony combines juicy apples, sweet pears, boozy raisins, and a crispy polenta crumble, taking your taste buds on an exhilarating journey. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a culinary novice, this detailed guide will lead you effortlessly through each step, ensuring you create a dessert that will leave a lasting impression.
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APPLE AND PEAR CRISP
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Peel, core, and cut the pears and apples into large chunks. Place the fruit in a large bowl and add the zests, juices, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour into a 9 by 12 by 2-inch oval baking dish.
- For the topping: Combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, until the mixture is in large crumbles. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit, covering the fruit completely.
- Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm.
GRANOLA-TOPPED PEAR CRISP
"Lots of crunchy topping and just the right amount of sweetness make this a delicious dish. With fruit and granola, it's perfect for brunch or breakfast!" -Pat Habiger of Spearville, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place pears in a large bowl; sprinkle with cornstarch and toss to coat. Gently stir in preserves just until combined. Transfer to an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in granola. Sprinkle over fruit mixture. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 244 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 132mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
APPLE AND PEAR CRUMBLE
A great dessert that nobody can resist! Tastes great with vanilla ice cream.
Provided by Mel
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix oats, flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl until crumbly.
- Mix apples, pears, 3/4 cup brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl; spread into the bottom of a 9x9-inch glass pan. Sprinkle oat mixture atop apple-pear mixture; top with almonds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.2 calories, Carbohydrate 55 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 91.2 mg, Sugar 34.1 g
APPLE, CRANBERRY, AND PEAR CRISP
This is a variation of the traditional Apple Crisp that I dreamed up one day when I didn't have enough apples, and there were pears in the fruit bowl, and leftover toasted walnuts from something else. We love it. Cranberries can be substituted with raisins or dried cherries. Comice pears taste best with this recipe.
Provided by Barb Y
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8 inch baking dish.
- Mix the apples, pears, cranberries, 1 tablespoon flour, honey, and lemon juice in the prepared dish.
- In a bowl, mix 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, oats, walnuts, and butter to the consistency of coarse crumbs. Sprinkle loosely over the fruit mixture.
- Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until brown and crisp on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.7 calories, Carbohydrate 45.9 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 13.7 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 87.1 mg, Sugar 30.4 g
PEAR AND GOLDEN RAISIN CRISP
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, cut together the topping ingredients with 2 knives until they are well combined and crumbly. Be sure the butter is evenly distributed in the mixture. If desired, freeze for up to 3 months, or use immediately.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In another large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and the tapioca and toss until evenly mixed. Add the pears and toss until they are evenly coated with the mixture. Mix in the raisins. Turn the fruit mixture into a 10 x 2 inch deep round baking dish, preferably glass. Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly over the top and bake the crisp for 15 minutes, then turn the oven down to 375 degrees. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes more, or until the topping is golden. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then serve warm accompanied by a dollop of Crema, if desired.
- Whisk the cream and the buttermilk together in a bowl. Cover and set in a warm place (a gas oven with just the heat from the pilot light is fine) for 8 hours. Crema may be kept in the refrigerator for as long as a week.
APPLE-PEAR CRISP WITH GRAPPA-SOAKED RAISINS AND POLENTA TOPPING
I'm a big fan of fruit crisps. When I worked at Chez Panisse, I learned I wasn't alone-they were more popular than our signature dark chocolate cake. But I'm not entirely convinced that I'd choose a fruit crisp over chocolate cake. Maybe I'd order both in the name of research. This fruit crisp topping, made with crunchy polenta, stands up well to the juiciest mélange of fruits. Here, I mix apples and pears, and it may seem like a lot of fruit when you're doing all that peeling and slicing, but it cooks down considerably during baking. Use a good baking apple, such as Gravenstein, Winesap, Pippin, Northern Spy, or Cortland.
Yield makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the filling, in a large bowl, combine the raisins and grappa and let stand until most of the grappa has been absorbed, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Peel and core the apples and pears and cut them into 1/3-inch (8-mm) slices. Add the apple and pear slices to the grappa-soaked raisins along with the granulated sugar and vanilla. Toss well, then pack the mixture firmly into a 2-quart (2-liter) baking dish.
- To make the topping, in a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse the flour, nuts, brown sugar, polenta or cornmeal, and cinnamon a few times to combine. Add the butter pieces and pulse until the butter is finely broken up. Continue to pulse until the mixture just begins to clump together.
- Scatter the topping evenly over the fruit. Bake until the topping is nicely browned and the fruit is tender (a sharp paring knife inserted into the center meets no resistance), about 50 minutes.
- Serve the crisp warm with a pitcher of cold heavy cream or scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream (page 143).
- The polenta topping can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 2 months.
- If you're avoiding alcohol, you can skip macerating the raisins. You can substitute dried cranberries or diced prunes for the raisins.
- To make an APPLE-BLACKBERRY CRISP, in place of the grappa-soaked raisins, use 1 1/4 cups (6 ounces/170 g) blackberries; increase the apples to 8 medium (4 pounds/2 kg); omit the pears; and use 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- While the crisp bakes, have a sheet of aluminum foil on the oven rack below the crisp to catch any overflow of juices.
APPLE AND RAISIN CRISP
Categories Fruit Nut Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Back to School Raisin Apple Walnut Fall Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 9 x 13 1/2-inch glass baking dish.
- For Topping:
- Mix old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, all purpose flour, ground cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Add unsalted butter and rub into mixture until coarse crumbs form. Mix in chopped walnuts.
- For Filling:
- Combine sliced apples, raisins, sugar, fresh lemon juice, flour and ground cinnamon in large bowl. Mix well to blend. Transfer apple-raisin filling to prepared dish. Spread topping over. Bake until topping is golden brown, about 55 minutes. Serve crisp warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream.
APPLE PEAR GINGER CRISP
adapted from a recipe on tastykitchen.com. the amount of pears and apples is a guess, since they are different sizes, I used 4 of each but just mostly fill a 2.5 qt casserole- it should be almost to the very top with the crumble topping. candied or crystalized ginger can be used. ice cream is the best way to serve this- classic vanilla is how i had it but cinnamon or ginger (like haagen dazs) would be great too.
Provided by newmama
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- toss all of the filling ingredients together and pour into a greased 2.5 qt (or 11x7 or 13x9 for thinner) casserole dish.
- combine topping ingredients until crumbs form, sprinkle evenly over the fruit.
- bake at 375 for 40 minutes, cool 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328.9, Fat 9.9, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 22.9, Sodium 71, Carbohydrate 59.1, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 33.7, Protein 4
OATMEAL APPLE PEAR CRISP
I've been making this (or versions of it) since I was 12 years old. This is an evolved version of the "Quaker Oatmeal Apple Crisp". It is easy to make and to play with, try adding some chopped walnuts to the crisp or use a completely different fruit for the filling, such as peaches. It's great warmed up in the microwave but it's equally good straight out of the fridge. Wonderful comfort food for winter or exam time. Very easily converted into vegan by substituting margarine for butter.
Provided by Xiney
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- While peeling apples and pears, keep them in the lemon juice so they don't turn brown.
- Place apples in a greased shallow 9 square baking dish.
- Sprinkle (2 tbsp) brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and water.
- Combine remaining dry ingredients in a separate bowl; add melted butter, mixing until crumbly.
- Sprinkle crumb mixture on top of the apples.
- Bake at 375°F for 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or yogurt, great by itself too.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.9, Fat 17.5, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 243.6, Carbohydrate 69, Fiber 6, Sugar 40.9, Protein 5.7
APPLE AND PEAR TOPPING
Dress a dish of ice cream or slice of pound cake in fall finery with this warm, comforting topping from Cora Garcia of Pomona, California. It takes only minutes, but adds real "apple-pie flavor" with saucy, seasoned apples and pears. TIP: For a topsy-turvy variation, serve the sauce in a bowl and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 15m
Yield 3 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large skillet, combine the apples, pear, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons water, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Cook and stir over medium heat for 4-7 minutes or until fruit is tender. , In a small bowl, combine flour and remaining water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve over ice cream. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 45mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (40g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
Tips:
- Use a variety of apples and pears for a more complex flavor.
- Soak the raisins in grappa for at least 30 minutes to plump them up and add a boozy flavor.
- If you don't have polenta, you can use oats, flour, or even crushed nuts for the topping.
- Don't overmix the topping, or it will become tough.
- Bake the crisp until the topping is golden brown and the fruit is bubbling.
- Serve the crisp warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Conclusion:
This apple pear crisp with grappa-soaked raisins and polenta topping is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet apples and pears, boozy raisins, and nutty polenta topping is sure to please everyone at your table. So next time you're looking for a simple yet impressive dessert, give this crisp a try. You won't be disappointed!
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