Caramel-Pear Crisp
Prep time15 min
Total time1hr 10min
Servings8 servings, 1/2 cup each.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup quick-cooking oats
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. cold butter, cut up
- 15 NILLA Wafers, coarsely crushed (about 2/3 cup)
- 4 large pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 12 caramels
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- ¾ cup thawed frozen whipped topping
Preparation
- Heat oven to 375ºF.
- Mix oats and sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in wafer crumbs.
- Place pears in 1-1/2-qt. casserole; top with crumb mixture.
- Bake 35 to 40 min. or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown. Cool 15 min.
- Meanwhile, microwave caramels and milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 1 min.
- Drizzle caramel sauce over dessert just before serving; top with whipped topping.
Recipe Tips
- Note
Don't worry if your pears are a bit on the firm side, since they will soften nicely when baked. - Food Facts
The best varieties of pears for baking are Anjou or Bosc. - Note
If crumb topping starts to overbrown, cover the dessert loosely with foil for the last few minutes of the baking time.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 200 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 7g | |
| Saturated fat 4g | |
| Cholesterol 10mg | |
| Sodium 95mg | |
| Carbohydrate 36g | |
| Dietary fiber 3g | |
| Total sugars 25g | |
| Protein 2g | |
| Vitamin A | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 4 %DV |
| Calcium | 4 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |