Caramel Pear Crumble

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (9 oz.) Werther‘s Original Baking Caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tbsp. milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• Dash of salt
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 can (15 oz.) pear halves in pear juice, drained, cut into 1/2“ pieces
• Whipped cream topping (optional)

Details

Servings 9
Adapted from werthers-original.us

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray an 8 x 8-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Microwave caramels and milk in a microwave-safe bowl on HIGH 2 minutes, or until melted, stirring after 1 minute.
3. Mix the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in the melted butter until crumbly. Press half of oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Reserve the rest. Bake the crust for 9 minutes.
4. Sprinkle crust with walnuts and chopped pears. Pour the caramel mixture over pears and then crumble the remaining crust mixture over the caramel layer. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until the top is lightly toasted. Spoon into dessert cups while it is still warm or chill and cut into bars.