Pear Crisp

Ingredients:

6 pears

1/4 cup dried cranberries

2 tablespoons sugar

Topping:

1/3 cup flour

1/3 cup rolled oats, uncooked

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

Pinch of salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (or low cholesterol vegetable alternative), melted

Directions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
Peel, core and slice pears into bite-sized chunks.  Toss them with 2 tablespoons sugar and cranberries.  Pour into buttered baking dish in an even layer.

In another bowl,  combine flour, oats, brown and white sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  Add the melted butter and toss with a fork until a crumbly mixture forms.  Do not overmix like we did :-P.

Sprinkle oat mixture over the pears.

Bake for 30 minutes until topping is browned.

Serve with whipped cream, ice cream or frozen yogurt.