Cardamom Pear Crumble

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9×13″ baking pan.

Core, quarter and dice the pears. In a large mixing bowl, gently stir the brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon almond extract into the pears. Evenly spread the pears over the bottom of the baking pan.

In a food processor, chop the almonds and oats into a coarse meal. Pour into a medium mixing bowl.

Add the butter and remaining 3/4 cup flour to the food processor and process until pea-sized chunks of butter form. Combine the butter with the almonds and oats. Add the remaining almond extract and stir until all the ingredients are well-distributed.

Using your hands, crumble the topping evenly over the pears.

Bake at 350ºF for 50-55 minutes, or until the liquid thickens, the pears begin to caramelize, and the topping is browned. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing and serving.