Lemon Cardamon Pear Crisp

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 F. Peel, core and chop the pears, then toss with the lemon juice, lemon peel, cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon flour, vanilla and cardamom. (You can add a bit of sugar to the pears if you like, but my pears were quite sweet enough on their own.) Set the pears aside.In a cast iron skillet (or a small saucepan), melt the butter over medium low heat and cook until browned, swirling occasionally. I'm not sure exactly how long this took, but it seemed about 5 minutes or so. While the butter is browning, mix together the brown sugar, oats, whole wheat flour, salt and spices in a small mixing bowl.
2. 2
   Pour the browned butter over the oat mixture and mix it in till everything is moistened and well mixed.
3. 3
   Pour the pears into the cast iron skillet, then sprinkle the oat crumble over top.
4. 4
   Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes or until nicely browned on top.