Cranberry Almond Crunch & Pear Crumble

Name: Cranberry Almond Crunch & Pear Crumble
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ cup granulated sugar; pinch of salt; 1 stick (8 tablespoons) chilled unsalted butter (cut into small pieces); 1 ¼ cups Great Grains® Cranberry Almond Crunch® cereal; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour; Pinch of salt; ½ vanilla bean (split lengthwise); 2 ½ pounds (about 5) medium Anjou or Bosc pears (each cut into 8 wedges, cores and stems removed); Plain yogurt or vanilla ice cream (if desired)

There's nothing quite like a perfectly baked crumble right out of the oven. Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch cereal gives it that nice crunch, while tender pears melt in your mouth. We highly recommend a scoop of plain yogurt or ice cream to top it off.

15 mins

prep time

1 hr 25 mins

total time

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Cranberry Almond Crunch & Pear Crumble

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 1 25

Ingredients

For the crumb topping

¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup granulated sugar
pinch of salt
1 stick (8 tablespoons) chilled unsalted butter cut into small pieces
1 ¼ cups Great Grains® Cranberry Almond Crunch® cereal

For the fruit filling

3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
½ vanilla bean split lengthwise
2 ½ pounds (about 5) medium Anjou or Bosc pears each cut into 8 wedges, cores and stems removed
Plain yogurt or vanilla ice cream if desired

Directions

To make the crumb topping

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Whisk the flour, sugar, and salt in a medium-size bowl to blend.
Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until moist clumps form. Carefully mix in the cereal. Set aside.

To make the fruit filling

Whisk the sugar, flour, and salt in an 8-inch square baking dish to blend.
Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the sugar mixture. Whisk to blend the vanilla seeds into the sugar.
Add the pears and toss to coat.
Arrange the mixture evenly in the dish.
Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the pear mixture.
Bake for 1 hour, or until the fruit is tender and the topping is golden brown.
Allow the crumble to cool for 10 minutes.
Spoon the crumble into bowls and serve warm with yogurt or ice cream, if desired.

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