Categories: Dessert, Pears, Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• Fruit Mixture
• 3 firm bartlett pears, peeled, cored, and thickly sliced
• 2 large tart cooking apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• Topping:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Directions

1. Coat slow cooker with butter-flavored cooking spray or grease with butter.

2. Make the fruit mixture: put the fruit in the cooker; sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar, and cornstarch; toss to coat the fruit.

3. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes.

4. Make the topping: in a food processor, combine the flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon; add in butter and pulse to make coarse crumbs.

5. After the 30 minutes, spread the topping evenly over the fruit, leaving a ½-inch border without topping to prevent burning.

6. Cover, decrease heat to LOW, and cook 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours until the fruit is tender.

7. Test by sticking a knife into the center of the crumble, when it passes through the fruit with little resistance, the crumble is done.

8. Uncover and let cool for 10 minutes before serving; serve with ice cream or whipped cream if desired.

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