Easy and Cozy Pear Crisp
Lightly spiced pears and a coconut and walnut topping make a sweet yet not too-sweet dessert perfect for fall. Free of refined sugar and flour, Easy and Cozy Pear Crisp makes a quick and satisfying treat or snack.
Ingredients
- 4-6 pears (Bosc or d'Anjou work well)
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1/4 C butter
- 1/4 C coconut sugar (or other sugar)
- 1/3 C coconut flour
- dash salt
- 1/2 C shredded coconut
- 1/2 C chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Peel pears and slice or chop into bite-sized pieces. Stir in ginger and cardamom and spread in 8" square pan.
- Mix together coconut flour, sugar, and salt, then cut in butter until you have coarse crumbs.
- Mix in coconut and walnuts and spread over pears.
- Bake 30 minutes at 350° F or until pears are bubbling and topping is lightly browned.
- Cool slightly before serving, possibly topped with whipped cream, ice cream, etc.
Notes
For GAPS adaptation:
Replace the coconut sugar with honey. 2-3 tablespoons will be enough, as honey is quite a bit sweeter than coconut sugar.
Replace coconut flour with additional half cup or so of coconut, or grind coconut to make the flour. Commercial coconut flour isn't a GAPS food.
Use properly prepared nuts. If you don't want to use nuts, it also works to double the coconut and leave the nuts out.
For topping, use GAPS style cultured cream, sweetened just a little with honey if you like, or make coconut cream. If you have time, you could even make a GAPS ice cream.