Easy Pear and Apple Crisp recipe. This simple dessert recipe is the perfect mix of fall flavours to satisfy your sweet tooth.
This is the best time of the year. When pear season coincides with apple season. The two flavours are just meant for each other.
And this Pear and Apple Crisp might be my new favourite way to use them both in one recipe.
What do you need to make this Pear and Apple Crisp?
Just some fruit and some pantry essentials. All you need is:
- pears
- apples
- brown sugar
- flour
- vanilla
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- salt
- butter
- oats
That’s it!
Is this a crumble or crisp?
Whenever I make apple crisps, I always get asked what the difference is between an apple crisp and an apple crumble.
They are very similar, and quite honestly don’t really deserve a separate name to distinguish between the two. They both have a combination of flour, butter and sugar as a topping, but crisps typically mix in oats, whereas crumbles will use nuts.
Whatever you call this Pear and Apple Crisp, it is delicious nonetheless.
If you can’t get enough fruit crisp recipes, try my 5 minute apple crisp for one or my Pomegranate and Apple Crisp. You won’t be disappointed.
And if you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Pear and Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Filling
- 5 medium pears, peeled and sliced
- 3 medium apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
Topping
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup salted butter, cold
- 1 cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together all of the filling ingredients. Pour into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly on the bottom.
- In a food processor, pulse all of the "topping" ingredients except for the oats until the butter looks like coarse meal. Mix in the oats and spread evenly on top of the fruit mixture.
- Bake in the oven for around 40-45 minutes. Allow to cool for around 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Using rolled oats gives the best texture, but you can use quick oats.
- Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.
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Fruit crisps are the best recipes ever. Love how easy they are to make. Delicious to eat, and always a hit.
Agree! Thanks Gloria 🙂
This is a fabulous crisp! It’s the perfect way to enjoy fall flavors with just the right kick of spice. Such a great fall dessert!
I am addicted to this one!
Great fruit combination! I love that this dessert has is packed with so much fruit. I feel like it would be an amazing breakfast too!
Yes, I love it for breakfast too 🙂
This is the best combo for a crisp! Perfect for Fall and great for serving for a large group of people.
Agree! Thanks Veronika! 🙂
I always make simple apple crisp when fall starts but adding pear sounds amazing! Pinning for later!
Yay! Thanks for the pin!
Apple crisp is one almost as popular as apple pie in my home, but I love this recipe with pears too. What a delicious way to change things up a bit this fall, but still keep it super delish!
It’s one of my favourite combos 😉
I usually make crumble rather than crisp. It’s about the same just without the oats but I want to make a change and make a crisp instead and not just with apples. Adding pears is a great idea. Perfect for the season!
I alternate between the two, but I always have wayyyy too many oats on hand so this is my typical recipe. Hope you give it a go 🙂
Oh my goodness I love the flavor of pear added to this apple crisp! So perfect for fall and easy to make.
They go so well together!
Fabulous recipe. A perfect combination of flavours.
Thank you!
Pear and apple, the combo that works so well when making crisp. Love all the flavors here!
Same here! Thanks Elaine 🙂