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Warm pear-apple crumble that's a combination of pears and apples—a soft, succulent pear in one bite, a firm, slightly tart apple in the next, all blanketed with a crisp oatmeal topping

Pear-Apple Crumble

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 1 hr
Yield: 12 people

Description

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds each: apples and pears, peeled, cored and cut into large chunks
  • 1/2 cup coconut or dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons juice and 1 teaspoon finely grated zest each from an orange and a lemon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Crumble

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup coconut oil

Instructions

  • Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Carefully mix apples, pears, sugar, cornstarch, orange and lemon juice and zest, cinnamon and nutmeg with your hands in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish (or mix in a large mixing bowl and dump into the baking dish).
  • For the crumble: Mix flour, oatmeal, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Add oil; mix with your hands, pressing to form small clumps, until well combined. Sprinkle evenly over pear-apple mix. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 45 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve. (Can be made a day ahead, stored and room temperature and warmed in a 300-degree oven for 15 minutes.)