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Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• orange liqueur

Instructions

1. 1 Peel the pears. You can halve and core them, or leave them whole: just carefully core the blossom end of each pear and remove the seeds.
2. 2 Place the pears into a large saucepan. Fill with enough water to cover the pears by 1 inch. Stir in the sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until the liquid has reduced into a light syrup; this may take up to 1 hour. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Cool until just warm, then stir in the liqueur and serve.

By steve

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• cream cheese
• sour cream
• powdered sugar
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Slice pears in half and remove seeds with a melon baller. Cut into 1/8-inch slices (if pears are firm) or 1/4-inch slices (if pears are softer).
2. 2 Combine cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, and cinnamon in a stand mixer; beat until smooth and creamy. Serve alongside pear slices.

By dawn

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• water
• white sugar
• semisweet chocolate

Instructions

1. 1 In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Add the pears, and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove pears and set them on a plate.
2. 2 In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt chocolate, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat. Spoon chocolate over pears to coat. Remove pears to a clean plate, and chill until serving. Serve cold.

By Mariana Helena e Margarida

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• cranberry juice
• white sugar
• cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. 1 Place cranberry juice, sugar, and cinnamon stick into a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and simmer until the sugar dissolves. Meanwhile, peel the pears, leaving the stem intact.
2. 2 Place the pears into the simmering juice and cover. Cook until the pears are tender, turning occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes. Once tender, remove the saucepan from the heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature. Turn the pears a few times as they cool so the color remains even.

By Noodlefork

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon juice
• cinnamon
• oat
• flour
• brown sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine pears, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Toss to coat, then divide the mixture between 2 ramekins.
3. 3 Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Mix in softened butter using a fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the pears.
4. 4 Place the ramekins in the air fryer basket and cook until the pears are soft and bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• white sugar
• heavy cream
• amaretto liqueur

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
3. 3 Rub remaining butter onto cut sides of pear halves. Arrange pears into the prepared baking dish with the cut sides down. Sprinkle remaining sugar over the pears.
4. 4 Stir cream and amaretto together in a bowl.
5. 5 Bake pears in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream mixture over the pears and continue baking until the pears are tender, about 15 minutes more.

By Sherry Lynn

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• brown sugar
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with warm water, leaving 3 inches of head room. Attach a sous vide cooker to the pot. Set temperature to 175 F degrees (80 degrees C) and timer to 1 hour.
2. 2 Peel pear; halve lengthwise. Scoop out seeds using a small spoon. Place pear halves into a resealable plastic bag or silicone bag; add butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
3. 3 Remove excess air; seal bag and immerse into water making sure top of bag does not go below water. Leave in the water for 1 hour.
4. 4 Remove bag; place pear halves on dessert plates. Drizzle with cooking liquid.

By Bren

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• peach
• cherry
• oat
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Pour pears, peaches, and cherries with their liquids into the prepared baking dish; stir. Stir oats and 1/4 cup brown sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over the fruit mixture. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar over the oat layer. Sprinkle cinnamon over the brown sugar. Arrange butter pieces evenly over the top.
3. 3 Bake until hot, bubbly, and slightly brown at edges, about 20 minutes.

By METG

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• pie crust
• sugar
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Press the pie pastry into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Flute the edges. Place the pear halves cut side down in the pie crust with the small ends toward the center.
3. 3 In a medium bowl, mix the butter and sugar together until smooth, then beat in the eggs one at a time until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and vanilla. Pour over the top of the pears.
4. 4 Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until pears are soft and custard is set in the center. Cool completely before slicing and serving.

By Mykidsmom1

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon gelatin mix
• cream cheese
• milk
• whipped topping

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Mash pears with a fork in a bowl until desired consistency is reached.
3. 3 Measure 1 1/2 cups juice from pears and pour into a saucepan; cook over medium-low heat until warmed, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir gelatin mix into pear juice until dissolved.
4. 4 Stir cream cheese and milk into gelatin mixture until smooth. Fold whipped topping into mixture; add pears and mix well.
5. 5 Spoon mixture into a 9x9-inch baking dish. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.

By Robin Rogers

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• red wine
• water
• white sugar
• lemon juice
• cinnamon
• star anise
• chocolate sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Cut bottom off each pear and core from the bottom to give each pear a flat bottom to stand upright.
2. 2 Combine wine, water, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and star anise in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and arrange pears on their sides in the saucepan. Simmer pears for 10 to 12 minutes. Turn pears and continue simmering until tender and easily poked with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed.
3. 3 Remove pears from wine mixture and place in a serving dish, standing upright. Continue boiling wine sauce until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 more minutes.
4. 4 Fill each pear's core cavity with chocolate sauce. Pour wine sauce over each pear.

By MSTRECKE

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• brown sugar
• sour cream
• pistachio
• nut

Instructions

1. 1 Adjust the oven rack to the center position and heat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place butter in a baking pan large enough to hold pears in a single layer; set in the heating oven until it melts.
2. 2 Sprinkle sugar over melted butter, then place pears, cut-side down, on top. Bake until tender, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Remove pan from oven, turn pears over and baste with pan sauce. Return to oven; bake until golden and glossy, about 10 minutes longer.
4. 4 Let cool briefly. Transfer pears to dessert plates or bowls. Top each with a dollop of sour cream, drizzle with caramel pan sauce, sprinkle with nuts, and serve.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Jean Carper

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• maple syrup
• brown sugar
• butter
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Cut top quarter of pears off; create a well by scooping out the core, being careful not to puncture the bottom of the pear. Arrange pears in a shallow baking dish.
3. 3 Drizzle maple syrup over pears. Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter in each pear; sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until pears are easily pierced with a fork, 35 to 50 minutes.

By pikachu

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• white sugar
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
2. 2 Rub remaining 1 tablespoon butter over pear halves; arrange pears cut sides down in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream over pears and continue baking until tender, about 20 minutes more.

By Lonnie Starks

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• sugar
• brown sugar
• pecan
• vegetable oil
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• baking soda
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Peel and slice pears thin. Mix sliced pears with white sugar, brown sugar, and nuts and let sit for one hour. After sitting puree pear mixture in a blender.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan.
3. 3 By hand stir in until just blended; the flour, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to pear mixture and add oil, vanilla and eggs. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. 4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

By Rory

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• apple
• apple
• water
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• maple syrup

Instructions

1. 1 Combine Cortland apples, Golden Delicious apples, and Bartlett pears together in a large, microwave-safe bowl. Add water, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the apple-pear mixture and toss to coat.
2. 2 Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and cut a 1-inch slot in the center of the plastic wrap to allow steam to escape.
3. 3 Cook apple mixture in the microwave on high for 10 minutes. Carefully remove and discard plastic wrap. Stir apple mixture. Cook in the microwave on high until fruit is hot and tender, another 6 minutes.
4. 4 Stir maple syrup into fruit mixture. Cool completely before refrigerating.

By Denise

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon juice
• brown sugar
• cornstarch
• cinnamon
• clove
• cheddar cheese
• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
2. 2 Toss pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Combine 1/2 cup light brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Add sugar mixture to pear mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle pear mixture with Cheddar cheese.
3. 3 Combine flour and 1/2 cup light brown sugar in a food processor; pulse to mix. Cut butter into flour mixture until crumb consistency. Sprinkle topping over Cheddar cheese layer.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

By TerryWilson

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• puff pastry
• creme fraiche
• egg
• white sugar
• nut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Unroll the puff pastry sheet and line a tart pan with it. Cut off any overhanging pastry. Prick pastry several times with a fork.
3. 3 Stir together creme fraiche, egg, and sugar in a bowl until smooth. Fold in nut mix.
4. 4 Arrange pear slices on puff pastry and cover with creme fraiche mixture.
5. 5 Bake tart in the preheated oven until the filling is lightly colored and pastry has puffed up and browned, about 25 minutes.

By Marie-Capucine

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• sour cherry
• cornstarch
• white sugar
• almond extract
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• salt
• nutmeg
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2. 2 Mix pears, cherries, cornstarch, 2/3 cup sugar, and almond extract in prepared baking dish. Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle flour mixture over fruit.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden, about 1 hour.

By Ruth Y

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• pie crust
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• sugar
• almond extract
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
2. 2 In a large bowl, combine eggs, flour, sugar, almond extract and melted butter. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Arrange sliced pears in spokes radiating from center.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until custard is firm. Cool completely before serving.

By fancynancy

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon
• water
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• bittersweet chocolate
• heavy cream
• butter
• coffee liqueur
• maraschino cherry

Instructions

1. 1 Leave stems on peeled pears. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Set aside.
2. 2 In a saucepan large enough to accommodate 4 pears standing upright, combine water and sugar. Place over medium heat, and boil until sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla, then place the pears in. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool in liquid, then drain.
3. 3 In the top of a double boiler, combine chocolate, cream and butter. Heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in coffee liqueur.
4. 4 Place pears on serving dish, pour chocolate sauce over pears, and garnish with maraschino cherries.

By MONICA SELF

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• red wine
• brown sugar
• vanilla bean
• orange
• walnut
• heavy cream
• sour cream
• orange
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Arrange pears in an oven-proof pan with a tight-fitting lid; add red wine, 1/2 cup brown sugar, vanilla bean and seeds, and the peel and juice of 1 orange. Bring pear mixture to a boil; sprinkle with half the walnuts.
3. 3 Bake the pear mixture in the preheated oven until pears are tender, 20 to 30 minutes, basting pears with red wine syrup every 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool; remove the vanilla bean and orange peel from the red wine syrup.
4. 4 Arrange the remaining walnuts on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 minutes.
5. 5 Place the toasted walnuts in a food processor and pour in the red wine syrup; pulse until paste-like consistency. Transfer to a bowl. Whisk cream, sour cream, zest and juice of 1 orange, and 2 teaspoons brown sugar into walnut-red wine paste until smooth.
6. 6 Serve walnut-cream sauce over baked pears.

By paparick

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• applesauce
• peach
• blueberry
• pancake mix
• biscuit mix
• granulated sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a deep 9-inch square baking pan, add the peaches, pears, blueberries and 2 cups applesauce.
2. 2 In a separate bowl, mix 2 cups pancake/biscuit mix with 1 cup applesauce. Spread the mixture over the fruit. Sprinkle with sugar.
3. 3 Bake 35-45 minutes or until the top is brown and sides are bubbling.

By Mott's

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• peach
• rhubarb
• raisin
• papaya
• biscuit baking mix
• brown sugar
• margarine

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. 2 Arrange the peaches, pears, rhubarb, raisins, and papaya or mango in the prepared pan. In a medium bowl, combine the baking mix, brown sugar and margarine. Stir until mixture has a crumbly texture. Sprinkle evenly over fruit.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes.

By Edinmetr

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• shortcrust pastry crust
• dark chocolate
• almond
• egg
• sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Roll pastry out to 1/4 inch thickness and use it to line a 9-inch tart dish. Prick the pastry with a fork and then place into the freezer for 20 minutes to prevent pastry from rising during baking.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Set crust aside. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
4. 4 Heat a saucepan about 1/3-full of water to a low simmer, about 5 minutes, then reduce heat to lowest setting. Place a heat-proof bowl over the pan in such a way that it does not touch the water. Add chocolate to the bowl and allow to melt. Limit stirring to an absolute minimum to prevent chocolate from separating.
5. 5 Mix ground almonds, eggs, sugar, and butter together in a bowl. Add warm melted chocolate and stir to combine. Pour chocolate mixture into the baked pastry crust.
6. 6 Arrange pears on top of the tart by pressing them into the chocolate mixture.
7. 7 Bake in the hot oven until pastry is golden and mixture is firm, 35 to 45 minutes.

By vicki oliver

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• parsnip
• olive oil
• apple
• leek
• balsamic vinegar
• chicken stock
• rosemary

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Toss parsnips with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl; spread parsnips onto a baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until slightly tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. 4 Toss apples and pears with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl. Push parsnips to one side of the baking sheet and spread apples and pears onto the other side of the baking sheet.
5. 5 Bake in the oven until fruit is soft and caramelized, 15 to 20 minutes.
6. 6 Heat remaining olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks in hot oil until leeks are soft, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle balsamic vinegar over leeks. Stir parsnips, apples, pears, chicken stock, and rosemary into leeks. Bring to a simmer and cook until fruits and vegetables are completely tender and easily mashed against the side of the pot, about 20 minutes.
7. 7 Puree vegetable mixture using an immersion blender (or blend in batches in a blender) until soup has an applesauce-like consistency.

By BigShotsMom

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• margarine
• apple
• vegetable broth
• sage
• black pepper
• bay leaf
• ginger
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the apples and pears in the melted margarine for about 5 minutes. Add the vegetable broth, sage, pepper, and bay leaf to the pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Place a cover on the saucepan and allow the mixture to simmer until hot and the apples and pears are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
2. 2 Pour about 1/3 of the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth; pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the saucepan. Return the pureed soup to the saucepan and warm over medium heat until completely reheated. Garnish with parsley to serve.

By wilsonbiggs

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• champagne
• orange juice
• sugar
• orange
• clove
• vanilla extract
• semisweet chocolate chip

Instructions

1. 1 In a saucepan over medium heat, combine champagne, orange juice and sugar. Add orange slices, cloves and vanilla. Bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Place pears in saucepan, and reduce heat. Cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove cover, and simmer an additional 30 minutes. Remove pears from the liquid, and let cool.
2. 2 Heat chocolate in a bowl over hot water, stirring until melted. Pour chocolate over the pears, and serve.

By Christina St John Cericola

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• water
• port wine
• orange juice
• white sugar
• orange
• cinnamon stick
• clove

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water, port, orange juice, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Select Saute function and set timer for 3 minutes, until liquid begins to slightly simmer.
2. 2 Place pears inside the pot. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 8 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove lid. Transfer pears to a plate to cool, leaving juices in the pot.
4. 4 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
5. 5 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove lid. Discard cinnamon sticks from the sauce. Place poached pears in bowls and drizzle with port sauce.

By Fioa

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• dark chocolate
• white sugar
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• flour
• egg
• baking powder
• almond

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place an 8-cavity heart silicone mold onto a baking sheet.
2. 2 Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes.
3. 3 Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add melted chocolate, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour, egg, and baking powder and mix in. Fold in pear and almonds into batter. Spoon batter into the prepared heart-shaped molds.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 minutes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes, then unmold.

By eloline