Desserts

Caramel-Pear Crisp

photo by:kraft

I made this exactly as written and it is fabulous. Nice twist on dessert to use pears. All the flavors blend very well together. I will make this again, absolutely!

posted by

Maxona

on 12/11/2012

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 10 min

servings

total:

8 servings, 1/2 cup each

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What You Need

1/4

cup quick-cooking oats

Tbsp. brown sugar

Tbsp. cold butter, cut up

NILLA Wafers, coarsely crushed (about 2/3 cup)

large pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

KRAFT Caramels

Tbsp. milk

3/4

cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

MIX oats and sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in wafer crumbs.

PLACE pears in 1-1/2-qt. casserole; top with crumb mixture.

BAKE 35 to 40 min. or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown. Cool 15 min.

MEANWHILE, microwave caramels and milk in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 1 min.

DRIZZLE caramel sauce over dessert just before serving; top with COOL WHIP.