Autumn Fruit Crisp

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons anise seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 apples, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
• 4 pears, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
• 2 cups cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a medium bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar, flour, anise seeds and ginger until well combined.
• 3 using your fingers, blend in butter until mixture is in pea-sized pieces.
• 4 in a medium bowl, stir together remaining sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon.
• 5 toss with apples, pears and cranberries in a large bowl.
• 6 turn into a dish about 10 inches round and about 2 inches deep.
• 7 crumble topping over fruit.
• 8 set dish on a baking sheet to catch any spills and bake in preheated oven 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until topping is brown and filling is hot.
• 9 remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or frozen yogurt.