Recipe - Cranberry Pear Crisp

3 cup Cooked brown rice
2 cup Diced peeled pears
1 cup Chopped cranberries
(fresh or frozen)
One half cup Brown sugar, firmly packed
divided
Vegetable cooking spray
One fourth cup Rolled oats
3 tablespoon Butter or margarine
One fourth cup Chopped pecans
One fourth cup Flaked coconut

Combine rice, pears, cranberries, 1/3 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons flour.
Place rice mixture in 2quart baking dish coated with cooking spray; set
aside. Combine remaining flour, remaining sugar, and oats in bowl. Cut
in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add
pecans and coconut; blend well. Sprinkle over rice mixture. Bake at 375
degrees F. for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve warm.

Microwave Oven Instructions: Prepare as directed using 2quart microproof
baking dish. Cook on HIGH 4 to 5 minutes, rotating dish once during
cooking time. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Source: Seasonal Inspirations for Rice
Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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