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Ingredients

• ✓ slivered almond
• gingersnap cookie
• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• walnut
• pecan
• old-fashioned oatmeal
• butter
• pear
• sugar
• ginger
• clove
• cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1 Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix gingersnap crumbs, flour, brown sugar, nuts (or oatmeal) and butter in a medium bowl; set aside. Place pears in a medium bowl.
2. 2 Bring 1 cup of the pear syrup, 1/4 cup sugar, ginger and cloves to boil in a small saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into remaining 2 Tbs. pear juice, then whisk it into boiling syrup; continue to simmer until thick, less than a minute. Pour over pears, toss to coat and turn into a 9-inch square baking pan.
3. 3 Sprinkle crumble clusters over pears. Bake until topping is golden and pears are bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool until warm and serve.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Jean Carper