Grandma Kelly's Pear Crunch Pie

By tori420d

Ingredients

• FOR THE CRUST:
• 1 stick of butter
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup sweetened coconut
• .
• FOR THE FILLING:
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• Hearty pinch of salt
• ¾ cup cup of pear juice (not pear nectar)
• ¾ cup whole milk
• 2 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoon butter
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• FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM:
• 8 ounce heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon confectioners sugar
• dash of vanilla extract
• .
• .
• FOR THE GARNISH:
• 6 pear halves
• cinnamon for dusting

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from beta.abc.go.com

Preparation

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1 stick of butter
¼ cup light brown sugar
1 cup flour
½ cup sweetened coconut

FOR THE CRUST: Combine all ingredients and bake at 350 degrees F on cookie sheet until golden brown (about 40-45 minutes). Check frequently to prevent edges from burning.

When cool press into a pie plate. Crust should be crumbly when complete.

½ cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
Hearty pinch of salt
¾ cup cup of pear juice (not pear nectar)
¾ cup whole milk

FOR THE FILLING: Combine all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.

2 egg
2 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

In large bowl, beat 2 eggs. Add heated mixture to eggs, little by little to temper the eggs. Once eggs are tempered, transfer mixture back to saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract and return to a boil (approximately 1 minute). Pour warm mixture into prepared pie shell and chill in the refrigerator.

8 ounce heavy cream
1 teaspoon confectioners sugar
dash of vanilla extract

FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM: Whip the heavy cream with the confectioners sugar and vanilla until it stiffens to whipped cream. Before serving, top with the whipped cream.

6 pear halves
cinnamon for dusting

TO GARNISH: Top with 6 pear halves and dust with cinnamon. NOTE: If pears aren’t ripe enough, use canned pears or poach pears in a simple syrup of equal parts sugar and water.

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