Pear Crumble - cooking recipe

Ingredients

PEAR CRUMBLE TOPPING
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats (See note)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup whole wheat flour (See note) or 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (See note)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 tablespoons canola oil
PEAR CRUMBLE FILLING
3 1/2 lbs ripe but firm Anjou pears, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup currants
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (See note)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons minced crystallized ginger

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F
To prepare topping: Combine oats, walnuts, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Drizzle with oil and stir until evenly moist.
To prepare filling: Combine pears, maple syrup, raisins, flour, lemon juice and ginger in a large bowl and mix well.
Transfer the mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Sprinkle the topping over the pears.
Bake the crumble until the pears are tender and the topping is golden, 45 to 50 minutes.
Let stand for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Serve warm as is or you can add a scoop of good low-fat ice cream to the top.