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Two layers of pie, bursting with bubbling cinnamon-spiced pears, plump juicy blueberries, a thick crumble topping, and baked until golden brown.

Buttery Cherry Pear Pie Squares

Filled with a cinnamon cherry pear filling, a buttery flaky crust, and melt-in-your-mouth crumb topping 
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 -1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar + 1/4 for topping
  • ½ Unsalted Butter - Melted and cooled
  • ½ tsp Baking soda
  • ½ tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsps Cornstarch
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 1.5 cups fresh cherries chopped
  • 2 fresh pears sliced slin
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tbs Lemon Juice

Instructions
 

  • Blot cherrie to get the moisture, and toss in 1 tsp flour
  • In a small bowl, combine cherries, cornstarch, a few teaspoons of sugar, and 1 tbsp lemon juice, stir, and set aside
  • In a large bowl, combine melted butter and sugar
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
  • Add dry ingredients and stir with a fork until it has a crumbled texture
  • Put 3/4 cup of crumble mixture aside
  • Add the rest of the crumble mixture into a well-greased or parchment paper 8" pan and press down so it's evenly distributed across the whole pan
  • Spread out cherries evenly across the bottom layer, and then layer the pears on top of the cherries
  • Sprinkle 1/4 cup of sugar across the fruit and then top with 1/4 cup of lemon juice
  • Take the remaining crumble mixture and drop by tablespoons over the top of the fruit
  • Bake at 375 degrees f in the oven for 20-25 or until the top is golden brown
  • Allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before slicing into squares
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