Cardamom Pear Crisps and Desserts in Jars Giveaway
August 7, 2012 | Print | E-mail | Filed under pear, reviews & giveaways
Are you thinking about fall yet? Truthfully, now that we’re already a week into August, I am. Don’t worry, I’m not about to start up with the pumpkin recipes or anything like that (yet). But when summer starts winding down a bit and the air begins to turn a little cooler, I start thinking about cozying up for autumn, my favorite time of the year…so when I recieved a copy of my good friend Shaina’s gorgeous new cookbook, Desserts in Jars: 50 Sweet Treats that Shine, I couldn’t help but turn to the recipe for Cardamom Pear Crisps. I love Shaina’s book for many reasons – her writing, the beautiful photos, the “fun factor” of having a perfectly portioned dessert in your own special jar (not to mention that as I always have a million jars around the house due to my business, it’s quite practical for me!). Also, with a chapter devoted to mixes for gift giving, you’ll always be prepared to bring a homemade touch to any special occasion. Today, Shaina has graciously allowed me to share her Cardamom Pear Crisp recipe with you that I’ve already fallen in love with…and, don’t forget to scroll down for your chance to win a copy of her lovely book!
For the pear filling:
- 20 small pears, such as Forelle or Seckele varieties, or 10 medium-size pears, such as Anjou (I used Anjous)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
For the crisp topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- Pinch of salt
- 8 Tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter
To make the filling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Core the pears and cut them into 1/4″ thick slices. Toss them with the lemon juice.
Toss them with the sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon.
Fill six half-pint jars with the pears to 1/4″ from the top. To make the topping, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar, cardamom, ginger, and salt. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Spoon the topping over the pears and press down gently.
Place the jars 2 inches apart on a baking sheet and bake 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.
To win a copy of Desserts in Jars, leave a comment telling me your favorite dessert. Giveaway ends Sunday, August 12th at midnight. One winner will be randomly selected using Random.org and announced Monday, August 13th. Good luck!
Full Disclosure: I received a copy of Desserts in Jars from Shaina’s publisher at no cost. The giveaway is provided by me and is open to US residents only. I was not compensated with additional products, gifts, gift cards, or money, and the opinions expressed here are all my own.
August 7th, 2012 at 10:50 am
Lately, I’m addicted to cupcakes!
August 7th, 2012 at 10:55 am
Chocolate mousse! What wouldn’t I do for a bowl of it…
August 7th, 2012 at 10:57 am
It’s been so hot up here in Michigan this summer that I’ve been making my own ice cream – yum! But one of my absolute favorite baked desserts is baked pears with grapa and vanilla beans. I can’t remember the name of the recipe, but, Oh. My. Lanta.
August 7th, 2012 at 10:57 am
I am DEFINITELY thinking about fall already!
My favorite dessert is apple crisp!
August 7th, 2012 at 10:58 am
My favorite recipe is an oatmeal/chocolate/peanut butter no-bake bar cookie. SO unbelievably good.
August 7th, 2012 at 10:58 am
I love creme caramel.
August 7th, 2012 at 10:58 am
My favorite would have to be French Apple Pie! Mmmmm!
August 7th, 2012 at 10:59 am
My favorite dessert is a chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling… yummmm
August 7th, 2012 at 11:03 am
I LOVE Oreo Fluff dessert. Chocolate, cool whip, and Oreos…what more is needed
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August 7th, 2012 at 11:05 am
My favorite would be Red Velvet cake.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:11 am
I love chocolate cake but my other more unusual favorite is sticky toffee pudding!
August 7th, 2012 at 11:17 am
Nothing beats peanut butter ice cream with hot fudge sauce. mmmmmmm
August 7th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Raw Apple Cake
August 7th, 2012 at 11:24 am
I pretty much love all desserts! I love to bake, so any kinda baked good works!
August 7th, 2012 at 11:30 am
I love rhubarb crisp, but I also love anything with cardamom and definitely want to try this recipe! Thanks for the giveaway and excited to find your blog in time to enter!
August 7th, 2012 at 11:30 am
I am totally on a dessert in a jar kick, I had a red velvet cake in a jar and it was amazing! Love your summery recipe with pears, it sounds delicious!
August 7th, 2012 at 11:40 am
My favorite dessert is blackberry cobbler with homemade French vanilla ice cream, yum!
My fiance is deployed, and I sent him cake-in-a-jar for his birthday a few months ago…he LOVED it. This book sounds awesome!!
August 7th, 2012 at 11:49 am
This looks amazing! I’m so excited for fall baking.
My favorite dessert is cheesecake, preferably a chocolate variety
August 7th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I love lemon cake!!
August 7th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
My absolute favorite dessert is a fudgy brownie…even better with homemade ice cream!
August 7th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
I absolutely love anything green tea flavored–ice cream, starbucks frappes, cheesecake. I had some green tea mousse petit fours at a boba shop in jacksonville, fl that were super delicious
August 7th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I love cheesecake- every kind, but mostly the original. So good.
thanks for sharing.
August 7th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
I love fruit pies- crumbles, crisps, cobblers. Can’t wait to try them in jars!
August 7th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Anything chocolate- chocolate cake especially!
August 7th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
My favorite dessert is cookies. Preferably the soft chewy kind
August 7th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
August 7th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
My all time favorite dessert is Black Forest Cake. YUM! But this looks heavenly and who knew how expensive Cardamom is, holy gosh I went to make a recipe recently and everywhere i went it was upwards of 14 dollars for a dinky container, I ended up getting some at Target, for a mere 8 dollars, YIKES! It best be the best tasting spice on earth.
August 7th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
this summer, i’m all about homemade ice cream!
August 7th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I love chocolate mousse! But this recipe looks so good to me right now, too.
August 7th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
My favorite dessert is ice cream – any kind, any way. I can’t get enough.
August 7th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Triple chocolate mousse cake…thank you, cook’s illustrated!
August 7th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Yesterday I made a peach pie with sour cream in the filling and a crumb topping. It doesn’t get high marks for looks, but it’s very delish and my favorite of the week!
August 7th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Oooh . . . good question. I think my favorite dessert is Dulce de Leche ice cream. Or maybe fresh berries loaded down with heavy cream. And I love, love, love cardamom, so these sound absolutely delightful! (not to mention cute)
August 7th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
I love double chocolate cake!
August 7th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Sour Cream Lemon pie is a favorite but this cardamom pear crisp looks awesome! Love pears, love cardamom…I am making this soon.
August 7th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Oh this recipe looks so delicious! And would love to read that book too, I’m sure it’s full of other great ideas. It’s hard to pick a favorite dessert, especially since I have such a sweet tooth. But one of my favorites is Suspiro a la Limena, a traditional Peruvian dessert made with Dulce de Leche, and port wine-infused meringue. The texture is incredibly silky and sensual, and even though it’s incredibly sweet, I can’t stop myself from eating the whole thing.
August 7th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
I would love to win this to get more ideas for my jars! I recently made pots de cream with my jars and loved it!
August 7th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
WOW, pick one….that is hard.
But I would have to say Peach Cobbler.
Fresh off the tree, Peach Cobbler…. Yummy!!!
August 7th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
probably cheesecake
August 7th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
I usually don’t start thinking of fall until the last week of September, and I refuse to make anything with pumpkin until the first of October. October 1st is the start of fall for me, and I don’t care if the calendar says otherwise.
Before my trip to England, I would have said chocolate chip cookies, but I have moved past that. My now absolute FAVORITE thing in the WORLD is treacle sponge cake. It is the most magic thing ever!!!
August 7th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
I’m in love with caramel pecan pie – I make it every Thanksgiving! Also anything chocolate & hazelnut related… perhaps in cheesecake form?! I can’t choose just one!
August 7th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
My favorite dessert is vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup!
August 7th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
I love lots of desserts, especially chocolate chip cookies and coconut cream pie!
August 7th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Those crisps look amazing – love the combo of pears and cardamom, totally perfect!
My favorite dessert…realllllly hard to pick, but I think at the moment I’d have to go with peach pie!
August 7th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
I love brownies!
August 7th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
My favorite dessert is Mocha Tiramisu Cupcake…I can’t wait to put it in a jar!
August 7th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
a favorite dessert – you’ve got to be kidding me! well, if i HAD to pick JUST ONE i guess i will go with tiramisu… yum yum!
August 7th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
My favorite dessert is chocolate cream pie!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:21 am
Oh, man, I don’t know if I can pick a favorite. I once had a sour cream cherry pie in a little diner that was crazy good…I wish I could find a recipe again!
August 8th, 2012 at 7:33 am
lemon bars are my craving today
August 8th, 2012 at 7:35 am
Lately I’ve been enjoying salted brown butter rice crispy treats – delish!
August 8th, 2012 at 8:54 am
My favorite dessert is any kind of fruit crisp, or fruit pie…mmm!
August 8th, 2012 at 8:58 am
I adore pie! Love to make mini pies! Now thinking about pie in jars…
August 8th, 2012 at 9:07 am
Chocolate Cream Pie!! YUM
August 8th, 2012 at 9:07 am
I am SO ready for fall. And my favorite dessert is key lime pie!
August 8th, 2012 at 9:22 am
My favorite dessert is probably an awesome apple pie with a cheddar cheese crust.
August 8th, 2012 at 9:23 am
I have a love for cupcakes! I love how versatile and different you can make each flavor! They are also so delicious and fun to make !
August 8th, 2012 at 9:28 am
My favorite desert is pie and unusual cupcakes. I am wanting to try baking pie in a jar. Thanks!
August 8th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Creme brûlée!
August 8th, 2012 at 9:44 am
When I bake for family, friends & even strangers, I look to ingredients I enjoy like chocolate, blueberries, peaches, peanut butter, and anything with nuts. Ya just gotta have nuts in sweets. My favorite? Hmmmm probably my killer chocolate chip cookies or better-than-crack brownies (the taste is more amazing than the name & just as addicting).
August 8th, 2012 at 9:51 am
Peach pie or blueberry pie or coconut cream pie or…… you get the picture. BUT they have to be homemade!
August 8th, 2012 at 10:05 am
My favorite dessert is apple pie.
August 8th, 2012 at 10:05 am
My favorite fall time dessert is cheddar pear pie. So yummy and full of wonderfully ripe pears, covered with a crumb topping with shredded cheddar cheese mixed in. Yummmmm!
August 8th, 2012 at 10:14 am
I love all desserts! If I had to pick a favoriteit would be cheesecake
August 8th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Most recently?: Tiny Cheesecakes in a Jar… SO perfect for lunch on the go, and an evening guilty treat!! (Recipe for them found at MyBakingAddiction)
August 8th, 2012 at 10:54 am
Chocolate Eclairs are my fave!
August 8th, 2012 at 11:02 am
Hard to pick but probably vanilla gelato
August 8th, 2012 at 11:03 am
Cherry pie!
August 8th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Oh these look lovely! I don’t discriminate when it comes to desserts, but I must say, my heart does a little flutter when I get to enjoy creme brulee. SO decadent!
August 8th, 2012 at 11:38 am
Is it fair to say anything in a jar?!
Outside of jar foods, probably fruit pizza. May have to investigate making it in jar form…
August 8th, 2012 at 11:41 am
My favorite dessert is anything with apples!
August 8th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Cheesecake. Love cheesecake…
August 8th, 2012 at 11:58 am
This summer has been super hot so we have been all about home made ice cream..what a treat!
It’s hard to pick one I love love most all desserts!
August 8th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
My favorite is cinnamon bananas baked in oven with butter until the melt in your mouth!!!
August 8th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Authentic Irish Cheesecake…mmmmmmmmmmm!
August 8th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Hi Tracy, my all time favorite would have to be coffee cake. My mom use to make this for me when i was young. It was always wonderful! she use to make it when we went on vacation and would be spending a lot of time in the car, because it travels well, and I would always take it any way I could get it! I lost my mom about two years ago and every time I have it now I can almost feel my mom’s arms wrapped around me in a bigol’ hug!! I think coffee cakes would really look cute in the jars!! and I would LOVE to win the book, I’ve been wanting it for awhile now, Thanks for the chance!!!!
August 8th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Cake scraps (the leftovers bits you have when you level a cake)
August 8th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Anything made with Lemons…Always has been my favorite.
August 8th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
It’s so hard to choose, but I think chocolate cookie dough brownies edge out the top place. YUM!!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
As of today, I am in complete fall mode!! Love this sweet treat. My fav dessert? Hands down apple pie. Mmm mmm!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
I make a pretty good apple cobbler that my husband adores! I’ve substituted with peaches, blackberries, depending on the seasons. But the apple is the clear winner.
August 8th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Red Velvet cake oh just saying it is making me drool! Thanks for the chance!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
My fave dessert is Buttercake!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
I love Chocolate Baileys cake and cheesecake. I make them sugar-free.
August 8th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Anything chocolate!
But I’d have to say brownie caramel with toffee, heavenly!!!
August 8th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Hmmm… my favorite? I am definitely a dessert person so this is hard to just pick one. I’m going to say a warm chewy fudge brownie, drizzled with caramel, and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If there are any sprinkles on hand I’ll put those on top too for color. Soooo good!
August 8th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
My favorite dessert is probably my aunt’s Rum Cake. It’s a staple in our family and we all love it.
August 8th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
My all time favorite is Red Velvet Cake. My mom uses that as my birthday cake.
August 8th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
German chocolate cake
August 8th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
My daughter wants me to learn to make cake in jars. I told her she’s 18 – go for it!
August 8th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
My favorite dessert to eat and bake is peanut butter cheesecake with oreo cookie crust. top with chocolate ganache and reeses pb cups and you have eaten enough calories for 2 weeks…but sooo worth it :O)
August 8th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
O MY CUPCAKES!!!!! I LOVE MY WHOOPIE PIES, AND THE FILLING IS TO LIVE FOR…BUT THIS DESSERT YOU HAVE SHARED WITH US, IS THE ONE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS LUSCIOUS FRUIT. BLESSINGS TO ALL.
August 8th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Brownies are my favorite, but I love lemon meringue pie, panna cotta, rhubarb crisp…the list goes on and on…
August 8th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
My absolute favorite dessert is Carrot Cake!
August 8th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
red velvet cake
August 8th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
I really love dessert of any kind, but if I could only have one dessert for the rest of my life it would be homemade chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. YUM!
August 8th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
I adore cupcakes!
August 8th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
If it is sweet and decadent, it is my favorite especially if it has chocolate in it.
August 8th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Molten lava cake!!!
August 8th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
I love the way a fresh apple pie makes my kitchen smell! Can’t wait until Fall
August 8th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
well alright!
August 8th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
One of my favorite desserts is definitely a molten chocolate lava cake!!
August 9th, 2012 at 2:00 am
Cheesecake has always been my fav dessert:-)
August 9th, 2012 at 6:45 am
I love creme brulee!
August 9th, 2012 at 6:46 am
My favorite dessert is a 14 layer yellow cake with chocolate fudge frosting!
August 9th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
My favorite dessert is ice cream, but I also have a soft spot for my mom’s rhubarb crisp.
August 9th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Homemade ice cream!
August 10th, 2012 at 5:47 am
Tiramisu is my favorite dessert
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August 10th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Mmmm..pear crisp can’t be beat! My favorite dessert has to be cheesecake!
August 10th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
These days, peach cobbler seems to be my fav! (But ask me tomorrow and I might say cheesecake!)
August 10th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Ice cream!!!
August 10th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Chocolate! Anything with chocolate. I love naniamo bars, fudgy brownies, chocolate cake. Love it all.
August 11th, 2012 at 9:25 am
my favorite dessert is anything dense and dark chocolatey!
August 11th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
I love Coconut Meringue Pie!
August 11th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
I gravitate towards any dessert involving chocolate or spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.
August 11th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Boston Cream Pie..favorite!!!
August 11th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
I love ice cream… and cake…. and…
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August 11th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Coooooookies!
August 12th, 2012 at 1:03 am
I adore brownies topped with homemade vanilla ice cream.
August 12th, 2012 at 3:24 am
Cake Box Cookies.
August 12th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
I love a good cheesecake. Hmmm…. I think I will go make one.
August 12th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
I love, love, love carrot cake frosted with a thick spread of cream cheese frosting, complete with carrot decor….
August 12th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
I love cobbler….there’s nothing better than hot, fresh peach cobbler with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream!
August 23rd, 2012 at 8:02 pm
My favorite dessert is brownies
September 4th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Its a toss up between chocolate mousse cake or chocolate brownie cheesecake