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Holiday Fruit Crisp

Name: Holiday Fruit Crisp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup rolled oats; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup chopped pecan nuts; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; pinch of salt; 1/4 cup cold butter; 3 medium apples (cored and diced); 2 medium pears (cored and diced); 1 cup fresh cranberries (large ones halved); 1/3 cup granulated sugar (or more to taste); 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

By Nora Rusev | Updated: Dec 20, 2019 | 40 Comments

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Yield: Servings

Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins

Fruit crisps are one of my favorite desserts – and this festive little number comes together quickly in about 15 minutes (depending on your fruit ninja slicing skills). Here I make the simple filling with apples, pears and cranberries; all topped off with a delicious oat crunch.

I really enjoy cooking with seasonal produce, and I like quick and easy recipes even more. So, this is defintiely one of my staple desserts for the fall and winter months.

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Ingredients

For the Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup chopped pecan nuts
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/4 cup cold butter

For the Filling:

3 medium apples (cored and diced)
2 medium pears (cored and diced)
1 cup fresh cranberries (large ones halved)
1/3 cup granulated sugar (or more to taste)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Cooling Time: 15 mins

Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins

Instructions

Prep: Heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a deep 7×11 inch baking dish.
Make topping: In a medium bowl, stir all topping ingredients EXCEPT for butter together. Cut in cold butter until crumbs form (use clean hands, a pastry cutter doesn’t work as well due to the nuts). Set aside in the fridge.
Make filling: Combine all ingredients for the filling in a large mixing bowl, stirring well to evenly distribute the sugar and flour.
Assemble: Place the filling in the prepared baking dish. Evenly cover the fruit filling with the chilled topping.
Bake: Bake the crisp for 35-40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is golden and the filling is bubbly. Rest on a rack on the counter for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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Nora’s Tips

Don’t skip chilling the topping: This helps the topping to turn out crumbly and stay on top of the fruit – otherwise the butter could melt too fast and you’d be left with a greasy filling and a try topping.

Peeling the fruit: If you want to peel the apples and pears for the crisp, feel free to do so. I actually like the pop of color the skin adds, and it helps the softer pears to stay in shape.

Make ahead instructions: This is a great dessert to make ahead up to 2 days. Finish baking, then cool it completely on a rack. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill. To reheat, unwrap and place it in the oven at 300°F until hot. Cover the top with aluminum foil if needed to prevent too much browning.

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close up photo of a bowl with fruit crisp

We love fruit desserts a lot around here, and this recipe for a Holiday Crisp (aka an Apple, Pear and Cranberry Crisp) is one of my favorites for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This recipe was actually one of the first ones I shared here on Savory Nothings, and it was in desperate need of an update. Well, here it is now – transported from its 2014 blogging days into 2019 glory.

I updated it to be even easier and better – a little more sugar in the filling so the cranberries don’t taste too tart, and a much simpler and quicker preparation. Now it’s perfect, if I dare say so myself. Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you’re set 😉

Enjoy!

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