Apple and Pear Crisp

Alas, the garden for the year is put to rest for the winter :(  We picked the last of the broccoli, beets and kale for the year.

It was a chilly day spent outdoors.  I wanted to warm the house up and bake something delightfully Fall.  I had some apples from last week's special at the store and we had some pears that needed eaten from my in-laws tree.  I combined them with some cranberries and made a warm, cinnamony, crisp that was both delicious and comforting! Use any combination of fruit to make this simple dessert.  Of course, it goes best with vanilla ice cream; however, I settled for a hot cup of coffee to partner with it!

Apple and Pear Crisp
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4 Pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
4-6 Apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
3/4 c. Dried Cranberries
2 tsp. Lemon Zest
3 T. fresh Lemon juice
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

For the topping:
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. lightly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 c. old fashioned oats
2 sticks of cold butter, cut into small chunks

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, toss the apples, pears, cranberries, zest, juice, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Stir to coat well.
Place in a 9 X 11 Baking dish.

In a medium bowl (actually, I use the same bowl), Mix the flour, sugars, salt and oats.
Add the butter and cut into the mixture with a fork until the butter is small and crumbly.

Spread mix evenly on top of fruit.

Bake for 50-60 minutes until brown and the fruit is bubbly.

Serve warm with cream or ice cream.