Fresh Cherry-Pear Crisp

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Fresh Cherry-Pear Crisp

 

Recipe By : Healthful Cooking by Mary Carroll, Star Tribune 6/01

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Desserts Fruits

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 cups thinly sliced Bosc pears

2 cups pitted cherries

1 cup cherry-apple juice

(from natural foods co-ops)

OR apple juice

1/3 cup honey or sugar -- or to taste

Juice from one-half lemon

1 tablespoon cornstarch

***CRUMBLE TOPPING***

1 cup flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

3 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Serves 6 to 8.

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat,

combine pears, cherries, cherry juice, honey or sugar, lemon juice, and

cornstarch. Stir well to dissolve cornstarch. Bring to boil, lower heat

and cook, stirring frequently, until pears begin to soften, about 5 to 10

minutes.

 

Lightly oil 9-by 13-inch baking dish. Place cherry mixture in baking

dish. In large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Then

sprinkle over cherry mixture. Bake 20 minutes, until lightly browned.

 

Nutrition information per serving: Calories 310, Carbohydrates 67 g,

Protein 3 g, Fat 5 g, including sat. fat 3 g, Cholesterol 12 mg, Sodium 40

mg, Calcium 41 mg, Dietary fiber 4 g. Diabetic exchanges per serving: 11/2

fruit exch., 1 bread/ starch exch., 2 other carb. exch., and 1 fat exch.

 

 

 

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