Country Pear And Cherry Crisp

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen unsweetened pitted tart red cherries, thawed or 1 (16 ounce) can pitted tart red cherries (water pack)
• 1/3-1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange rind
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 -4 medium pears, peeled,cored,and thinly sliced (3 cups, 1 pound)
• 1 1/2 cups granola cereal
• 2 tablespoons butter
• vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 if using canned cherrie, drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl combine frozen or canned cherries and reserved juice; add sugar and toss to coat.
• 3 let stand for 5 minutes.
• 4 in a small bowl combine flour, peel, and cinnamon; sprinkle over cherries.
• 5 toss to mix.
• 6 add pears; toss to mix.
• 7 transfer to an ungreased 2 quart square baking dish.
• 8 combine granola and butter; sprinkle over filling.
• 9 bake in a 375 degree oven about 30 minutes or until pears are tender.
• 10 if necessary, to prevent overbrowning, cover with foil the last 5 to 10 minutes.
• 11 if desired, serve warm with icecream.