Pear Crumble

Name: Pear Crumble
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs; 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted; 2 cups sugar; 4 cups water; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 6 medium pears, peeled, cored, and cubed; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; Vanilla ice cream

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 medium pears, peeled, cored, and cubed
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Vanilla ice cream

Directions

1

Combine cookie crumbs and butter in a small mixing bowl; mix well. Press half of mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish; reserve remaining mixture, and set aside.
2

Combine 2 cups sugar, water, and salt in a medium saucepan; cook until sugar dissolves. Add pears; cook over medium heat 15 minutes or just until pears are tender.
3

Remove saucepan from heat, and drain, reserving 1/4 cup syrup. Place pears in prepared dish; pour lemon juice and reserved syrup over top. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; sprinkle over pears. Top with remaining cookie crumb mixture.
4

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Spoon into individual serving dishes, and serve warm with ice cream.