What a better way to make use of ripe fruit than to whip up a delicious baked crisp! After cleaning and organizing the fridge this weekend, we found that we had quite a few pears that were getting ripe, as well as plenty of fresh blueberries. Scrolling through recipe upon recipe on Pinterest, we found this Baked Pear and Blueberries recipe that seemed to be the perfect sweet yet healthy solution. Filled with fresh fruit and topped with a sprinkle of whole wheat crumble, this recipe combines the juicy baked fruit with an added crunch from the topping. It is quick to throw together and makes for the perfect brunch side or fruity treat.
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| Pears and Blueberries before the addition of the crumble! |
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| Ready for the oven! |
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| Beautiful baked pears and blueberries! |
To turn this into more of a dessert, serve the warm fruit alongside homemade whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream for the perfect summer sweet! This is a great, easy recipe that we know you'll want to add to your summer recipe collection!
Baked Pears and Blueberries
Recipe by Cheeky Kitchen
Ingredients
- 6 ripe Bartlett or Anjou pears
- 2 pints fresh blueberries
- 1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Handful chopped almonds or pecans (optional)
Cooking Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Peel and core pears, then cut into slices.
- Coat bottom of large baking pan with butter, cooking spray or coconut oil.
- Place sliced pears into bottom of pan and sprinkle evenly with blueberries.
- In a small bowl, use fork to combine flour, sugar, butter and spices until crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over pears and blueberries.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until crumble is golden brown and pears and blueberries are soft.
Enjoy,
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