Pear Crisp

Serves 8

Ingredients:

Filling

• ½ cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon  almond flour
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 5 medium pears, peeled, cored, and sliced, ¼ inch thick

Topping

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup oat flour – can be purchased, or made by blending rolled oats
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ cup honey – local is best
• 1 tablespoon purevanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• To make the filling, whisk together the apple juice, lemon juice, almond flour, and nutmeg in a small bowl.  Place the pears in a bowl, toss with the apple juice mixture, then transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish.
• To make the topping, combine the almond flour, oat flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the canola oil, honey, and vanilla extract.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture, until coarsely blended and crumbly.
• Sprinkle the topping over the fruit.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, until the top of the crisp is golden brown and the juices are bubbling.  Let the crisp cool for 30 minutes, then serve warm.