--- title: Mark Bittman’s Skillet Pear Crisp description: Skillet Pear Crisp Makes 4 to 6 servings Time: 15 to 20 min. 6 tbsp. (3⁄4 stick) butter 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1... canonical: https://time.com/3484279/mark-bittmans-skillet-pear-crisp/ author: Mark Bittman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-09T10:49:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:40:56.175Z article:section: Health og:title: Mark Bittman’s Skillet Pear Crisp og:description: Skillet Pear Crisp Makes 4 to 6 servings Time: 15 to 20 min. 6 tbsp. (3⁄4 stick) butter 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1... og:url: https://time.com/3484279/mark-bittmans-skillet-pear-crisp/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92eab7ae2790f3c0/69875f583c1639492744ee49/mark-bittman-skillet-pear-crisp.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Mark Bittman Skillet Pear Crisp og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mark Bittman’s Skillet Pear Crisp twitter:description: Skillet Pear Crisp Makes 4 to 6 servings Time: 15 to 20 min. 6 tbsp. (3⁄4 stick) butter 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92eab7ae2790f3c0/69875f583c1639492744ee49/mark-bittman-skillet-pear-crisp.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mark Bittman's Skillet Pear Crisp by [Mark Bittman](/author/mark-bittman/) ## Mark Bittman Oct 9, 2014 10:49 AM CUT  Grant Cornett for TIME by [Mark Bittman](/author/mark-bittman/) ## Mark Bittman Oct 9, 2014 10:49 AM CUT Skillet Pear Crisp Makes 4 to 6 servings Time: 15 to 20 min. 6 tbsp. (3⁄4 stick) butter 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1 tsp. grated lemon zest 1⁄2 cup rolled oats 1⁄4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar 1⁄2 tsp. cinnamon Salt 2 lb. pears, unpeeled but trimmed, cored and chopped 1\. Put 5 tbsp. butter in large skillet over low heat. When butter is melted, add nuts, lemon zest, oats, coconut, packed brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt; toss to coat. Cook, stirring frequently, until topping is golden and crisp, 6 to 8 min. Remove from the pan; no need to wipe it out. (The topping can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container up to a day or so in advance.) 2\. Put 1 tbsp. butter in the skillet over medium heat. When it’s melted, add fruit and cook, stirring occasionally until pears are soft but not mushy, 5 to 6 min. Scatter the topping over the warm fruit and serve. (This recipe can be made with any fruit you like, including berries, apples and mangoes. Adjust cooking time based on firmness of the fruit.) \-Recipe adapted from How to Cook Everything Fast (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3484279/mark-bittmans-skillet-pear-crisp/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3484279/mark-bittmans-skillet-pear-crisp/"},"headline":"Mark Bittman's Skillet Pear Crisp","datePublished":"2014-10-09T10:49:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:40:56.175Z","description":"Skillet Pear Crisp Makes 4 to 6 servings Time: 15 to 20 min. 6 tbsp. (3⁄4 stick) butter 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1...","url":"https://time.com/3484279/mark-bittmans-skillet-pear-crisp/","keywords":["Food"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92eab7ae2790f3c0/69875f583c1639492744ee49/mark-bittman-skillet-pear-crisp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Bittman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-bittman/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92eab7ae2790f3c0/69875f583c1639492744ee49/mark-bittman-skillet-pear-crisp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mark Bittman Skillet Pear Crisp","caption":"Mark Bittman Skillet Pear Crisp","creditText":"Grant Cornett for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3484279/mark-bittmans-skillet-pear-crisp/","name":"Mark Bittman's Skillet Pear Crisp"}}]}] ```