Powder sugar, for dusting after the cobbler is cool
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the pears, ¾ cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Place the melted butter in a 9x13 baking dish.
Make the cobbler topping:
Mix remaining ½ cup sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, ½ tsp. cinnamon, and milk slowly to prevent clumping. Pour mixture evenly over melted butter. Do not stir.
Spoon cooked pears on top, gently pouring in all the syrup. Sprinkle the top with remaining ½ tsp cinnamon.
Bake for 45 minutes. The batter will rise to the top during baking and will look like a cake/cobbler.
Cool the cobbler and then dust with powdered sugar (optional)
Serve with vanilla ice cream or gelato or fresh whipped cream.