This Baked Pears recipe combines our 2 favorite fall fruits: apples and pears! Roasted pears are stuffed with an easy apple oatmeal crisp topping, drizzled with butter, and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. A fun, fall snack, breakfast, or dessert that uses up those extra fresh-picked orchard apples.
Making Baked Pears is a wonderful way to use fresh picked orchard apples and in-season pears. While apples get so much love during the fall months, pears are rarely spoken about. I find them to be one of the best fruits for babies and small children. They are soft, the skins are thin and they are sweet in flavor.
Apples are fantastic, don't get me wrong. We love a simple baked apples recipes, and using them to make apple muffins and apple nachos. A delicious slow cooked pork chops and apples dinner is great during the fall months, but we want to give pears some love with this new recipe!
Ingredients
To make our baked pears recipe you will need:
- Fresh pears
- Fresh apples: your favorite variety.
- Oats: old fashioned or quick cooking oats both work.
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Butter
- Lemon juice
- Cinnamon sugar: optional, but it adds even more sweetness to the pears.
Instructions
STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut the pears in half and scoop out a hole in the center of each half, removing the core and seeds. Mix ¼ cup melted butter and ⅛ cup lemon juice in a small bowl. Baste each pear with the mixture.
STEP 2: Sprinkle the pears with cinnamon sugar. Fill the center with diced apples.
STEP 3: Combine the oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining ½ cup melted butter in a bowl. Toss until combined well. Place a scoop of the mixture on top of the diced apples, pressing down to adhere. Drizzle with additional melted butter if desired.
STEP 4: Bake for 35-45 minutes, until pears are easily pricked with a fork. Serve warm.
How To Serve
Baked pears are best served immediately, warm from the oven. Baked pears are delicious eaten alone or served with a scoop of ice cream. They also make a great breakfast and snack paired with apple cider or hot chocolate.
How To Store
Store in a covered container for up to 2 days in the fridge. To reheat, toast for about 5 minutes.
Recipe FAQs
No, the oatmeal and apple filling will cook in the oven with the pears. There is no need to cook it at all ahead of time.
Baked pears are best eaten shortly after being made. They do not freeze well.
Recipe
Baked Pears with Crispy Oatmeal Topping
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 pears
- ⅛ cup cinnamon sugar, optional
- ¾ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 apple, diced
- ½ cup oats
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Cut the pears in half and scoop out a hole in the center of each half, removing the core and seeds. Mix ¼ cup melted butter and ⅛ cup lemon juice in a small bowl. Baste each pear with the mixture.
- Sprinkle the pears with cinnamon sugar. Fill the center with diced apples.
- Combine the oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining ½ cup melted butter in a bowl. Toss until combined well. Place a scoop of the mixture on top of the diced apples, pressing down to adhere. Drizzle with additional melted butter if desired.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until pears are easily pricked with a fork. Serve warm.
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