Caramel-Pear Crisp

Name: Caramel-Pear Crisp
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ¼ cup quick-cooking oats; 3 Tbsp. brown sugar; 2 Tbsp. butter, cut up; 15 NILLA Wafers, coarsely crushed (about 2/3 cup); 4 large pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 12 caramels; 1 Tbsp. milk; ¾ cup frozen whipped topping

Homemade fruit crisp is the best dessert on a cool fall or winter evening, and our version with pears and a caramel sauce is hard to beat.

Prep time:

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Total time:

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Servings:

8 servings, 1/2 cup each.

Ingredient list

¼ cup quick-cooking oats
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. cold butter, cut up
15 NILLA Wafers, coarsely crushed (about 2/3 cup)
4 large pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
12 caramels
1 Tbsp. milk
¾ cup thawed frozen whipped topping

Directions

Heat oven to 375ºF.

Mix oats and sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in wafer crumbs.

Place pears in 1-1/2-qt. casserole; top with crumb mixture.

Bake 35 to 40 min. or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown. Cool 15 min.

Meanwhile, microwave caramels and milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 1 min.

Drizzle caramel sauce over dessert just before serving; top with whipped topping.

Recipe Tips

Note
Don't worry if your pears are a bit on the firm side, since they will soften nicely when baked.
Food Facts
The best varieties of pears for baking are Anjou or Bosc.
Note
If crumb topping starts to overbrown, cover the dessert loosely with foil for the last few minutes of the baking time.