Holiday Cobbler w/Pears & Cranberries

Holiday Cobbler w/Pears & Cranberries

1/2 cup Karo light corn syrup
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups fresh - OR - frozen cranberries
2 medium pears, peeled & sliced
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) margarine - OR - butter
1 cup Quaker Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned), uncooked
1 egg, slightly beaten


1. Heat oven to 400ºF. Grease a 9 inch square or round baking pan.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the first 3 ingredients. Stir in the cranberries. Heat to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer for 5 minutes or until cranberries pop open. Stir in the pears. Pour into the prepared pan.
3. Combine flour & 1/2 cup sugar (in a medium bowl). Cut in the margarine, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the oats & mix well. Add egg, mixing until moistened. Crumble evenly over fruit. Bake 30-35 minutes or until top is golden brown.