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Roasted Almond-Cranberry-Pear Crisp

Roasted Almond-Cranberry-Pear Crisp
Recipe Tip
Creative with Cranberries
Cranberries contain antioxidants that help protect healthy body cells from oxygen damage by free radicals.
How-To
Crush the granola bars right in their pouches, or crush them in a food processor.
Did You Know?
If your pears are not quite ripe, let them stand at room temperature for 1 to 2 days.
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Crunchy granola bars are the secret to a sweet and crunchy topping for homemade fruit crisp. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 30 min
makes:8 servings

5cups sliced peeled pears (5 to 6 pears)
2cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1cup granulated sugar
3tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
4Nature Valley® roasted almond crunchy granola bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), finely crushed
1/2cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/4cup packed brown sugar
3tablespoons no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, melted
Low-fat vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt, if desired
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix pears, cranberries, granulated sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Spoon evenly into baking dish.
2.In medium bowl, mix crushed granola bars, 1/2 cup flour, the brown sugar and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pear mixture.
3.Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until top is golden brown and fruit is tender (mixture will be bubbly). Cool slightly. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream or ice cream.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 320 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 85mg; Total Carbohydrate 64g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 44g); Protein 2% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 4 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1/4 c Fruits, 1 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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