Pear and Dried-Fruit Crisp With Nutmeg-Walnut Streusel

Pear and Dried-Fruit Crisp With Nutmeg-Walnut Streusel

Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces at room temperature
• 1 1/2 walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons orange peel, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups dried mixed fruit (9 oz package)
• 4 1/2 cups pears, peeled, cored, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons Amaretto
• lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
• 2 Coat a 12 inch glass baking dish with grease or butter.
• 3 Whisk first 4 ingredients (flour, sugar, nutmeg and salt)in a medium bowl.
• 4 Add butter; rub in with fingers until mixture clumps together. Mix in walnuts.
• 5 Place next 6 ingredients (sugar, unsalted butter, orange juice, orange peel, vanilla, salt). in large skillet. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil.
• 6 Add dried fruit; reduce heat to medium and simmer until fruit soften and liquid is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
• 7 Add chopped pears and amaretto. Mix completely and simmer another 5 minutes.
• 8 Remove from heat and spread in baking dish. Sprinkle streusel mixture on top.
• 9 Bake until bubbling and golden; about 1 hour.
• 10 Cool and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.