Cinnamon Pear Crisp (Vegan)
An easy and delicious vegan cinnamon pear crisp. Fresh pears are coated in a sweet cinnamon glaze and topped with a generous amount of crumble. It's easy, perfectly sweet and made with simple plant-based ingredients.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 10 medium pears, sliced or diced, peeled if preferred
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose white or whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- Pinch of salt
Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose white or whole wheat flour, spoon and leveled
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup salted vegan butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 12" cast-iron skillet with vegan butter.
- Start by making the topping: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add the vegan butter and mix it with the dry ingredients using your fingers or a fork until combined. Place the crumble in the fridge while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
- In a medium or large mixing bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and water. Add the pears to the bowl and toss until evenly coated.
- Transfer the pears to the prepared cast-iron skillet. Top with the crumble topping.
- Bake for 40 minutes at 375°F or until the topping is golden. Remove from the oven and serve warm or cold with vegan ice cream if desired.
Notes
This recipe was tested with Bartlett pears. Feel free to try it with different types of pears.
You can peel the pears if preferred and you can either slice or dice them.
You can also use spelt flour instead of white or whole wheat flour.
I used Camino golden cane sugar (turbinado sugar), but regular granulated sugar will also work.