pear cranberry cobbler
A tasty Fall dessert. This one uses bread slices for topping instead of biscuits. I have easily halved this recipe and used a 1-qt. square casserole dish instead of the 8-inch baking dish. Cooking time is the same.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 5 - whole, ripe pears
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/8 cup candied ginger, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 slices white bread
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
How To Make pear cranberry cobbler
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Step 1Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with nonfat cooking spray.
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Step 2Peel, core and chop pears.
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Step 3In a large bowl, stir together sugar and cornstarch.
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Step 4Add pears, cranberries and ginger; stir until well combined. Spoon into prepared baking dish.
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Step 5Place in oven to bake 20 minutes, stirring midway, or until fruit is tender and the juices have started to thicken. Remove from oven.
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Step 6In a large shallow dish, stir together milk, eggs, and vanilla.
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Step 7Cut each bread slice in half diagonally, and soak bread in egg mixture, carefully turning slices for even soaking.
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Step 8Arrange bread slices in rows on top of the fruit.
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Step 9Combine nutmeg and 3 tbls. sugar; sprinkle evenly over bread.
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Step 10Bake for 20 minutes more, or until the bread is golden and fruit is bubbling. Serve warm.
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