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Roasted Pear and Ginger Crumble

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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Roasting pears enhances their natural sweetness, and an easy cookie topping combined with buttery-tasting Havarti makes this simple dessert something special. Serve warm as it is or topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

  • Course Desserts & Sweets
  • Prep. Time 10 mins
  • Cooking Time 35 mins
  • Yields 4 to 6 servings

Preparation

What You Need

4 firm ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
1/4 cup (60 ml) packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground ginger or
cinnamon
1 tbsp (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup (250 ml) coarsely crumbled crisp ginger cookies
1 cup (250 ml) shredded Canadian Havarti or
old Cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 °F (200 °C). Butter a shallow 8-cup (2 L) square or oval baking dish.

Place pears in baking dish; sprinkle with sugar, ginger and lemon juice and toss to combine. Spread evenly. Roast for about 25 min or until pears are almost tender and starting to brown.

In a bowl, combine cookie crumbs and cheese; sprinkle evenly over pears. Roast for about 10 min longer or until pears are tender and cheese is melted. Serve warm.


Tips

Replace pears with 3 tart cooking apples (Northern Spy, Crispin, Granny Smith) and increase roasting time to 30 to 35 min.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 257 Calories
Protein: 6 g
Carbohydrate: 41 g
Fat: 9 g
Fibre: 3 g
Sodium: 250 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 13 % / 139 mg
Iron: 13 %
Riboflavin: 11 %
Folate: 10 %
Niacin: 9 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.


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