Food Fruits & Vegetables Perfect Pear Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 21, 2022 Trending Videos Photo: Carson Downing If apples have been your fall-back fruit for baking, these recipes will make you think twice. Try pears in salads, cobblers, quick breads, roasted fruit-veggie mixes and more. 01 of 16 Roasted Pear Salad with Farro and Arugula Carson Downing This creamy, whole-grain salad earned raves in our test kitchen. It's hardy enough to be a meatless main, or enjoy it as a festive side dish or cold-weather potluck star. View Recipe 02 of 16 Dutch Baby with Chai-Spiced Pears Carson Downing The combination of spiced, buttery pears; tart creme fraiche; and baked pancake is sublime, and so festive. For maximum puff, let the eggs and milk sit out for 30 minutes to take the chill off before making the batter. Our Best Brunch Recipes View Recipe 03 of 16 Pear Tarte Tatin Carson Downing Just seven ingredients go into this upside-down French tart. And one of them is très-easy purchased puff pastry. (Choose an all-butter pastry, such as Dufour or the Trader Joe's house brand, for the best flavor.) View Recipe 04 of 16 Triple-Spiced Pear Bread Oats, walnuts and nuggets of chopped pear give this loaf a toothsome heartiness, while buttermilk keeps it moist and tender. 20 Sweet Quick Bread Loaves View Recipe 05 of 16 Roasted Breakfast Pears Roast pears in the evening and chill overnight. All you'll have to do in the morning is top the tender fruit with a healthy Greek yogurt-based cream and granola. Try Our Fruit and Nut Granola View Recipe 06 of 16 Bacon-Pear Macaroni and Cheese Crispy bacon, extra-creamy cheese sauce, pears sauteed in brown sugar and butter. It took our test kitchen three tries to get all the pieces right for this fall comfort food. Oh man, was it worth it. View Recipe 07 of 16 Triple Pear Pie with Walnut Crust You can't mistake the fruit in this cardamom-spiced beauty. Pear nectar and dried pears complement thick slices of fresh, juicy Bosc pears. Make Your Best Pie Ever View Recipe 08 of 16 Spiced Pear-Cranberry Cobbler You can almost remember a misty-morning trip to the orchards and bogs when you taste this riff on a Midwest favorite. A pumpkin-cornmeal biscuit crowns the sweet-tangy fruit duo. Cobbler and Crisp Recipes View Recipe 09 of 16 Rustic Pear Tart with Saffron Pastry Saffron is expensive, but just a pinch injects an earthy, honeyed quality to the pastry that brings out flavors in the pear. View Recipe 10 of 16 Honey-Sage Sweet Potatoes, Pears and Walnuts A colorful mixture of sweet potatoes, red onion and pears blends with sage and sweet honey in this easy roasted side. Best Roasted Vegetable Recipes View Recipe 11 of 16 Spiced Maple Tart with Poached Pears Cutting pears into a fan shape takes an autumn-spiced tart's look from homey to holy moly. View Recipe 12 of 16 Pappa's Pear Stuffing You can serve this hearty, fruit-studded dressing with roasted or grilled pork, poultry or ham. The recipe comes from the historical Story Inn in Nashville, Indiana. Best Stuffing Recipes Ideas View Recipe 13 of 16 Roasted Pears with Lemon Cream and Candied Pine Nuts This grand finale of a dessert features maple-burnished pears, drifts of lemony whipped cream and a sprinkling of candied pine nuts. It's all about contrasts—warm and cool, creamy and crunchy, sweet and tart. And best of all, all three components can be made ahead of time. View Recipe 14 of 16 Spiced Pear-Chocolate Upside-Down Cake Under those gorgeous slabs of buttery fruit, this chocolatey cardamom-laced afternoon tea cake holds a buried treasure of juicy pear bits. (Word to the wise: Our testers recommend keeping the photo of the cake handy when you're slicing the pears.) Upside-Down Cake Recipes You'll Flip Over View Recipe 15 of 16 Bittersweet Chocolate and Pear Pie This rich, chocolate-y pie's flavor really depends on ripe, flavorful pears. (In other words, if they're still rock-hard, don't bother.) For a topping idea, try making homemade whipped cream with a dollop of sour cream whipped in; the slight acidity nicely cuts through the pie's chocolatey richness. View Recipe 16 of 16 Coconut-Mocha Poached Pears Juicy pears cook in a just-sweet-enough sauce of chocolate, coconut milk and coffee. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit