Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        topping
  1 1/4           cups  old-fashioned oats
  1                cup  golden brown sugar -- (packed)
     3/4           cup  all purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  ground nutmeg
     1/2      teaspoon  ground cinnamon
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     3/4           cup  unsalted butter -- (1 1/2 sticks) room
                        temperature
     3/4           cup  chopped almonds
  6             ounces  bittersweet -- (not unsweetened)
                        -- or, cut into small
                        -- chunk
                        semisweet chocolate
                        filling
  4             pounds  anjou pears -- peeled, cored, cut
                        into 1/3-inch-thick slices
  1 1/3           cups  dried tart cherries
     1/2           cup  sugar
  2        tablespoons  all purpose flour
  1         tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
     1/2      teaspoon  ground nutmeg
                        vanilla frozen yogurt or ice cream

Preparation:

TOPPING Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until moist clumps form. Mix in nuts and chocolate. FILLING Preheat oven to 375øF. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine all ingredients except frozen yogurt in large bowl; mix well. Transfer filling to dish. Sprinkle topping over. Baked until pears are tender and topping is golden and crisps, about 55 minutes. Cool at least 20 minutes. Serve with frozen yogurt or ice cream.

Nutritional Information:

2921 Calories (kcal); 199g Total Fat; (58% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 285g Carbohydrate; 372mg Cholesterol; 591mg Sodium