Cranberry Pear Crisp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups fresh cranberries (this recipe is not for dried cranberries) or 2 cups frozen cranberries (this recipe is not for dried cranberries)
2 cups cored diced pears
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup orange juice (preferable fresh-squeezed, from orange used for peel)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice or 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 cup butter, cut into small cubes
3/4 cup old-fashioned oatmeal or 3/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
whipping cream (optional)
ice cream (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
Combine fresh or frozen cranberries, pears, sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, and allspice or mace; mix well. Spoon into prepared dish.
In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and orange peel; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in oatmeal and nuts. Sprinkle mixture over fruit.
Bake 50 minutes, or until golden brown.
Let sit for a few minutes until the bubbling stops. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!