This pear crisp recipe, featuring fresh pears, is the easiest way to make your kitchen smell amazing! Juicy pears, a buttery, crunchy, topping, and zero fuss. This is a cozy, simple, and perfect recipe with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
Arrange pear slices in a baking dish. Depending on how many pears you've used, anything from a 9x9 square to 9x13 rectagle, 9-inch round, or 2-quart oval dish will work or even a similarly sized cast iron skillet.
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice over pears and toss to coat.
In a medium bowl, combine butter, nuts, cake mix, sugar, and remaining pumpkin pie spice.
Mix well until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over the pear mixture in the baking dish.
Bake at 350ºF for 40 minutes or until the crumble is toasty and golden brown.
Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.
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Notes
Bosc or Bartlett pears hold up well when baked. Riper pears will be softer and sweeter, while firmer pears keep more shape. A mix is nice!