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Glazed Pears Recipe

Katie WellsOct 9, 2015Updated: Jul 30, 2019
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You know that whole “don’t judge a book by its cover” thing? I’ve always been pretty decent about that when it actually comes to books, but pretty terrible when it comes to food (especially when I was younger).

One bad experience with a certain food could turn me off of that food for months or even years, and one of the foods that fell into this category for a long time was pears.

I once tried a pear at a friend’s house when I was 6 or 7. Unfortunately, this particular pear was well past its prime and was mealy and had a very “off” taste.

I’d had pears before, but this bad experience stuck, so I was convinced for a long time that I didn’t like pears anymore. Recently, when a local friend offered me a bushel of pears from her tree’s abundance, I hesitated but decided to give pears another shot. I’m so glad I did, because her fresh organic pears were nothing like that mealy overripe pear I’d tried when I was a kid and I found that I really did enjoy the taste of fresh pears.

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Glazed Pears Recipe

I’d just finished re-reading French Kids Eat Everything, and was on a French food kick, so I decided to try a recipe for glazed pears that I found in an old French cookbook I had. I made some adaptions to make it a one-pan recipe and could not be more pleased with how it turned out.

Pears are so inexpensive in many stores and farmers markets right now, so this is an excellent fall recipe to try!

This recipe uses only natural sweeteners, but like any dessert is a special treat and not an everyday recipe. My general rule is that most nights, I will serve my kids fresh fruit after meals if they are still hungry and once a week I will make a nutrient dense real food dessert.

Glazed Pears Recipe

Glazed Pears Recipe

Katie Wells
One-pan glazed pears naturally sweetened with maple syrup and spiced with vanilla and cinnamon for a quick and decadent dessert.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 8
Calories 131 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 fresh pears
  • ¼ cup butter or coconut oil
  • 2 TBSP  maple syrup
  • ½ tsp  cinnamon
  • 2 vanilla beans or 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ cup raisins optional
  • 2 TBSP brandy optional
  • ½ cup  pecans chopped (optional)
  • homemade whipped cream or coconut cream to top optional

Instructions
 

  • Peel pears. If desired, core and quarter them for faster cook time. 
  • Melt butter or coconut oil over medium heat in a large saucepan.
  • Add the pears and cook until the pears start to soften and brown slightly.
  • Add maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, orange juice, and water and continue to simmer uncovered for approximately 20 minutes until juice reduces down and pears are soft all the way through. At this point, the juice, syrup, and spice mixture will also start to form a glaze.
  • Add raisins to pan if using.
  • If using brandy, add to the pan and flambe. This is done by exposing the alcohol in the pan to fire from a match or gas burner and then swirling the pan until the flame subsides. If you aren't familiar with this technique or don't want to do it, the alcohol can be omitted, or the mixture can just be simmered for an additional few minutes to evaporate the alcohol. The flambe does impart a deeper, richer, flavor if you are able to do it.
  • Remove from heat and top with chopped pecans and whipped cream if using.

Notes

This is a delicious and elegant dessert that can be customized by adding whichever toppings sound tastiest to you!

Nutrition

Serving: 1pearCalories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 19.8gProtein: 0.9gFat: 6.1gSaturated Fat: 3.7gCholesterol: 15mgFiber: 4.5gSugar: 14.3g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Co-founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (14 Comments)

  1. Jeannie

    October 23, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    5 stars
    From Smitten Kitchen… Vanilla roasted pears.
    1/4 cup sugar
    1/2 vanilla bean
    1 1/2 pounds slightly-under-ripe, fragrant, medium pears, peeled if desired, halved though the stem and cored
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    2 tablespoons water
    2 tablespoon unsalted butter

    Preheat oven to 375°F. Place the sugar in a small bowl. With a thin, sharp knife, split the vanilla bean lengthwise in half and scrape out the seeds. Stir the seeds into the sugar.

    Arrange the pears in a large baking dish, cut-side up. Drizzle the lemon juice evenly over the fruit, then sprinkle with the sugar. Nestle the vanilla pod among the fruit (I first slit my halves lengthwise into quarters). Pour the water into the dish. Dot each pear with some butter.

    Roast the pears 30 minutes brushing them occasionally with the pan juices. Turn the pears over and continue roasting, basting once or twice, until tender and caramelized, 25 to 30 minutes longer (if the pears are small, test for doneness after 35 or 40 minutes of cooking; a paring knife poked into the thickest part of one should meet with no resistance).

    Serve warm, spooned with the caramelized pear drippings from the pan over ice cream, dolloped with crème fraîche, on your morning oatmeal, over slices of gingerbread or so so much more.

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  2. Carrie S

    October 13, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    5 stars
    I made these last night and they were delicious. Thanks do much for sharing the recipe. We had gone apple picking and grabbed some pears since they looked so good. However, not being the biggest pear fan, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. When I saw this recipe, I knew I had to give it a try. So glad I did. The pears were delicious and the house smelled wonderful.

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  3. Lorena

    October 13, 2015 at 6:18 AM

    Hi,

    I’m wondering if it is possible to replace the orange juice with lemon juice?
    I run out of oranges….
    Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Natalie

    October 12, 2015 at 12:32 AM

    What a delicious treat! I would love some now topped off with some refreshing ice cream to beat the heat! Happy feasting!

    Reply
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