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Spiralized Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble

February 15, 2016 By justalittlebitofbacon 6 Comments

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Apples get all the love in baking, but I think it’s time to show pears some love, and this Pear and Ginger Crumble is a great place to start! Sweet pears and spicy ginger are topped with a gluten-free oat and nut streusel mixture. It’s then baked until golden brown and bubbly. Try this and I think that you are going wonder why you never made a pear crumble before.

Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

This recipe is dedicated not only to my desire for pears to get more dessert love, but also to my new spiralizer! My wonderful in-laws bought me one for Christmas and this is the first time I got a chance to try it out. It’s fun! The one I have fits on my KitchenAid Mixer – the KitchenAid Spriralizer Attachment. Once you get it attached and pick your spriralizing blade, you just put the pear in, turn it on and watch it go. Though of course if you don’t have a spiralizer, it’s easy enough to halve the pears and thinly slice them. Just not as much fun. 🙂

This is a recipe to make when you have a pile of ‘ripe but firm’ pears in the house. Too hard and they won’t be sweet enough. Too soft and you’ll get pear sauce instead of a crumble you can bite into. Stay tuned for an awesome quick bread featuring ‘oh no, these pears are overripe‘ pears. It’s a companion to my Bourbon Pecan Banana Bread for recipes of what to do when your fruit has sat about too long on the counter. Not that I have much experience with that. Nope, not me.

Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

These pears, though, were perfectly ripe. I’ve been having issues lately with buying pears that were picked too early and then ended up overripe in the middle and still firm on the outside. Don’t you hate that? I had just about given up on buying pears at the supermarket but I saw some bags of Green Anjou pears that I couldn’t resist trying, and luckily it turned out that these pears ripened without rotting and actually remained tasty even when overripe. Score!

Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Once I had tasty pears and had decided to make a pear crumble, I had two goals in mind. First, I wanted a very lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. Happily, I had already created such a dessert when I made my Gluten-Free Blueberry Peach Crisp over the summer. A few flavor modifications here and there to fit the pears and I was all set.

Second, I wanted to move away from refined sugar. This is something I’m working on and you will see more desserts using natural sugars as time goes on. So, to replace the brown sugar, I bought some unrefined coconut sugar. And I’m going to be using it again! The flavor was great and it works in situations where liquid sugars, like honey and maple syrup, will not.

Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

Are you trying to reduce the refined sugars in your life? What natural sugars have you tried? I’m eager to explore alternative and reduced sugar recipes!

– Happy Eating, Annemarie

Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com
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Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble

Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Just a Little Bit of Bacon

Ingredients

Topping:

  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter

Filling

  • 8 pears
  • 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp bourbon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Pulse oats, pecans, almond flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor for 5-6 one second pulses. Add butter and process until mixture starts to clump. Put the streusel in the refrigerator while you make the filling.
  • Core and thinly slice the pears. To slice pears by hand, cut them in half lengthwise, core them out with a cookie scoop or a spoon, and then slice them no more than 1/8 inch thick. If you have a slicing spiralizer, attach the pear to the spiralizer, choosing an attachment that will core the pear as well, and run it through the spiralizer.
  • Combine the pears, ginger, cinnamon, and bourbon in a large bowl. Put the filling into a casserole dish, distributing it evenly. Top with the streusel mixture. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the top is browned and the filling is bubbling. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

You may need another pear to fill the dish depending on the size of your casserole dish. I use an oval 9x13 dish from Bennington Potters.
My spiralizer is the KitchenAid Spiralizer Attachment.
Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com
Gluten-Free Pear Ginger Crumble - Ripe pears and freshly grated ginger are topped with a nut and oat streusel in this lightly sweetened, gluten-free crumble. With no peeling necessary since the pears are sliced so thin! | justalittlebitofbacon.com

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Filed Under: 10 ingredients or less, desserts, fall, fruit, fruit desserts, gluten free, recipe, sweet treats, vegetarian, winter Tagged With: ginger, nuts, pears

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Comments

  1. Bethany says

    June 5, 2019 at 7:18 am

    5 stars
    Mmmmm what a delightful dessert! Im all about the fruit crisps, especially when they are healthier and free of refined sugar!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      June 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm

      Thank you! I love fruit crisps too! I’m always happy when I can get fruit and fiber and low added sugar in a tasty dessert.

      Reply
  2. Tracy says

    April 27, 2017 at 12:35 pm

    5 stars
    This is delish! I tried baking with pears for the first time last month and was surprised at how much I liked them!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      April 27, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks! Pears don’t get the love and I don’t understand why. They are great in baked goods!

      Reply
  3. Cathy says

    February 17, 2016 at 1:19 am

    Love these spiralized pears! Definitely more fun than slicing and that crumble sounds heavenly. I’m with you…pears are overshadowed by the apple but equally deserving of their place on the dessert table!

    Reply
    • justalittlebitofbacon says

      February 17, 2016 at 9:03 pm

      My daughter wants to spiralize everything now and I don’t blame her. 🙂 And I can see many more pear desserts in my future!

      Reply

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