Sweet pears and tart cranberries pair perfectly in these treats, which are part bar cookie, and part fruit crisp. Here, both crust and crumble topping are made from the same almond flour-rolled oat mixture mixture, giving it a nutty flavor. Precooking the filling allows the fruit to soften and release some juices ahead of time so the bottom crust stays nice and crisp. The result is a chewy, fruity cookie that just as easily a perfect afternoon snack as it is a paired with some ice cream for dessert. Choose pears that are on the firm side of ripe: Comice and Anjou both work great.
Provided by Yossy Arefi
Categories cookies and bars, dessert
Time 1h
Yield One 9x9-inch pan
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- Prepare filling: Peel, core and chop the pears into 1/2-inch pieces. You should have about 2 1/2 cups of chopped pears. Add pears, cranberries, sugar and orange juice to a heavy-bottomed skillet or saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until pears soften, cranberries burst, and juices are thickened and jammy, 7 to 10 minutes. Add vanilla, orange zest and fresh ginger and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the crust.
- Prepare crust and crumble: In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, almond flour, oats and salt. Stir to combine. Add butter and almond extract, and stir until crumbs are well moistened.
- Reserve about 2 1/2 cups/360 grams of the mixture for the topping. Pour remaining crumbs into prepared dish and press them into an even layer. Bake the crust until golden, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Spoon filling (it's O.K. if it's still warm) evenly over the hot crust, top with reserved crumbs, and return pan to oven. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the bars cool slightly before cutting and serving.
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Yehia Herez
y_herez4@hotmail.comThese bars are the perfect fall treat! The cranberries and pears give them a festive flavor.
Michelle Cabrillos
c.m66@gmail.comI made these bars for a potluck and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.
Tahir Ahmad
t@yahoo.comThese bars were easy to make and turned out great! I used fresh cranberries and pears, and the filling was so flavorful.
Dominic Washek
d-w41@gmail.comI love the combination of cranberries and pears in these bars. The crumble topping is also perfect.
Ahmed Nour
a-n@gmail.comThese bars were delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was tart and sweet.
Krista jones
krista.jones@yahoo.comThese bars are so easy to make and they're always a crowd-pleaser. I love the combination of cranberries and pears.
Asmau Umar
a_umar48@gmail.comI made these bars for my Thanksgiving dessert and they were a big hit! Everyone raved about them.
Giovannl Rodriguez
g.rodriguez@hotmail.comThese bars are the perfect fall treat! The cranberries and pears give them a festive flavor.
Cugg Ufcgyu
u_cugg@yahoo.comI love how these bars are not too sweet. The tartness of the cranberries and pears is a nice balance to the sweetness of the crumble topping.
Kimberlee Davis
k.davis0@hotmail.frI've never made crumble bars before, but these were so easy to make and they turned out perfectly.
Ashley Lacombe
la37@yahoo.comI made these bars for a potluck and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.
Rahman Jutt
r.j83@yahoo.comThese bars were easy to make and turned out great! I used fresh cranberries and pears, and the filling was so flavorful.
Ghazala Nazir
nazir.ghazala@gmail.comI love the combination of cranberries and pears in these bars. The crumble topping is also perfect.
Renee Skinner
r-s45@hotmail.comThese bars were delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was tart and sweet.
Mariam Yavelashvili
m-y@hotmail.frI made these bars for a potluck and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.
Crespin rosales
crespin-rosales12@gmail.comThese bars were easy to make and turned out great! I used fresh cranberries and pears, and the filling was so flavorful.
Waseem akhter
akhter@gmail.comI love the combination of cranberries and pears in these bars. The crumble topping is also perfect.
Md Sanny
md_sanny@gmail.comThese bars were delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was tart and sweet. I will definitely be making them again.
zk Arman_status
arman_status.z68@gmail.comI've made these bars several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. The combination of cranberries and pears is perfect and the crumble topping is divine.
Islem Redd
ir@yahoo.comThese cranberry-pear crumble bars were a hit at my holiday party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.