pear cranberry cobbler

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Seattle, WA
Updated on May 27, 2016

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

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with nonfat cooking spray.
  • Step 2
    Peel, core and chop pears.
  • Step 3
    In a large bowl, stir together sugar and cornstarch.
  • Step 4
    Add pears, cranberries and ginger; stir until well combined. Spoon into prepared baking dish.
  • Step 5
    Place in oven to bake 20 minutes, stirring midway, or until fruit is tender and the juices have started to thicken. Remove from oven.
  • Step 6
    In a large shallow dish, stir together milk, eggs, and vanilla.
  • Step 7
    Cut each bread slice in half diagonally, and soak bread in egg mixture, carefully turning slices for even soaking.
  • Step 8
    Arrange bread slices in rows on top of the fruit.
  • Step 9
    Combine nutmeg and 3 tbls. sugar; sprinkle evenly over bread.
  • Step 10
    Bake for 20 minutes more, or until the bread is golden and fruit is bubbling. Serve warm.

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Keyword: #pears
Keyword: #Fall
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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