One of the cardinal rules of good BrokeAss cooking is that, if you use fresh, whole ingredients, you don’t have to do much to them to make them delicious. This easy crisp is little more than fresh juicy pears topped with a crumbly, buttery, nutty brown sugar-oat topping. A little lemon, a couple pinches of salt, and you’re golden.

• ingredients
• 1 Bosc or Bartlett pear, skin intact, cored and chopped $1
• juice of 1 lemon $0.50
• salt Pantry
• 1/2 cup rolled oats $1
• 1/8 cup sliced almonds $3 for 12 oz.
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour Pantry
• 1 tsp cinnamon $1.50 for 1 oz.
• 1/4 cup brown sugar $Pantry
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted $1 for a stick

Total Cost of Ingredients $8

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine the chopped pear, lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.

While the pears sit, combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, a pinch of salt and melted butter in a bowl. Mix well until mixture is crumbly.

Divide the pear between two ramekins or small oven-proof bowls and top each with the oat mixture.

Bake for 22-26 minutes, or until topping is brown and crisp.

Serve warm on its own or with a scoop of ice cream.