Delicious Healthy Pear Crumble

Delicious Healthy Pear Crumble - Yum!!!

Ingredients:

For the Pears:

-3 firm pears - I use the green pears - peeled, cored, and cut into bite sized cubes (about 1/2 inch)

-the juice of half a lemon

-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I use organic)

-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use a heaping 1/2 teaspoon)

-2 teaspoons white whole wheat flour

For the Crumble:

-1/4 cup white whole wheat flour

-1 cup oats

-1/2 cup finely chopped almonds

-1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon depending how much you like cinnamon

-1/8 teaspoon salt

-3 tablespoon brown sugar

-4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature cut into small cubes

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

For the Pears: In a medium to large bowl, toss together the pears, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of the flour. Pour the mixture into a round glass pie dish. 

For the Crumble Topping: In a medium bowl, stir together 1/4 cup of the white whole wheat flour, the oats, almonds, cinnamon, salt, and brown sugar. Add the butter, and incorporate into the dry ingredients using your fingers (clean hands!). Squeeze the mixture into clumps. When all of the butter is incorporated into the mixture, spread it evenly over the pears to cover them all. 

Place the pie dish in the oven and bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees F. Check at 25 minutes and lower temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for approximately another 8 minutes, depending on how soft or firm you like your pears. The crumble should be golden brown and you can check the fruit with a fork. Serve warm and enjoy!

If you are not watching your calorie intake, this will be delicious with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top, or even the light vanilla ice cream from Trader Joe's! Enjoy!!!

**This recipe is adapted from Valerie Bertinelli and The Food Network**