A sweet ending to the meal and sweet beginning to the face of Mamma’s Cooking

crisp
I am not a baker. I have never claimed to be good at making desserts, but I can make some great “fake outs.” I make desserts that are VERY easy, but look fancy and taste good. In the fall you cannot go wrong with a pear or apple crisp. Even though there are no oats in this recipe and I used gluten free flour, you definitely do not miss anything. Fruit with cinnamon, sugar and butter = GOOD. Tastes good. Makes your house smell good. I know, I know..you’ll have too many Halloween treats around this week, but this is healthy 😉 It’s fruit!
 
Pear or Apple Crisp
Ingredients
3 pears (or apples) diced
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter, diced
½ cup of flour (I like to use Cup4Cup gluten free flour)
4 Tablespoons of brown sugar
 
Directions

Mix fruit, lemon zest and juice with the cinnamon, nutmeg and 1 Tablespoon of brown sugar in a medium sized bowl. In another bowl, use your fingers or a pastry cutter to mix the butter, flour and brown sugar. Spray a small casserole dish or I use mini All-Clad bakers (2 of them). Add in pear or apple mixture and then top with flour mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes on top of a cookie sheet in case the mixture overflows.  Let rest for about 5 minutes before digging in.

TIP: Put it in the oven just before you sit down for dinner. That way its ready to serve by the time you are done.  
 
For fall meal ideas to pair with this crisp, check out these past blogs (Reminder: some recipes are from before our family changed out diet, so make sure you substitute gluten free items or contact me and maybe you’ll see a gluten free version in an upcoming blog!)
 
Butternut Squash and Kale (Note: check to make sure all the ingredients are gluten-free. I don’t believe the Trader Joe’s spices in this are)
Quinoa Butternut Squash Risotto 
How about Fish Tonight? 
Fall, Football and Tailgating (Note: many recipes in this post are NOT GF…thinking a blog post in the works to recreate these favorites to be gluten free and still good food!)
Sweet potato gnocchi with pesto and more fun leftover idea (Note: Also not all GF, but a my GF potato gnocchi recipe is almost done! I’ll share it soon.


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