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These Baked Pears with Pecan Crumble lasted about 5 minutes in my house – they are delicious to say the least!. My husband loved them so much that he bought a dozen pears at Costco last week so that I could make them again – that’s a good sign in my book that a recipe was a success!
If you would like a healthy dessert idea, then try then one next. Or if you have a hard time going through pears before they go bad, then try out this recipe to use them up!
Ingredients
Pears – The base of the dish. Use pears that are ripe but still firm.
Flour – you can use either regular, oat, 1:1 gluten free, or even cassava.
Butter – for the crumble. You can sub with coconut oil if desired.
Coconut sugar – for the sweetener.
Pecans – for the crumble.
Cinnamon, nutmeg – for flavor.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Melt the butter in a small bowl then mix in the flour, coconut sugar, pecans, and spices.
- Prep the pears by scooping out the core.
- Layer the pecan streusel on top of the pear. Bake for 20-24 minutes.
Modifications
- Sub the pecans for walnuts if desired.
- Sub the butter for coconut oil for a dairy free version.
- Choose the flour you use. See the notes section of the recipe card to see how to substitute other flours such as oat, cassava, or 1:1 gluten-free blend.
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PrintBaked Pears with Pecan Crumble
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
Ingredients
1 large pear, ripe but still firm
2 Tbsp flour see notes for gluten-free
1 1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
2 Tbsp coconut sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/4 tsp cinnamon
A couple sprinkles of nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter. Add the flour, coconut sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir together with a fork. Set aside.
- Slice the pear in half and gently scoop out the core. Place the pears, cut side up in a small baking dish. You can also gently slice a small sliver from the back of the pears so that they face up easily (makes them less wobbly).
- Layer the pecan crumble mixture on top of the pears.
- Bake for 20-24 minutes, depending on how ripe the pears already are and also depending on your desired texture of the pear. The longer you bake them, the more soft they become.
- Eat immediately. Feel free to add a drizzle of honey, or a scoop of ice cream, or a dollop of vanilla yogurt, etc.
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Notes
For gluten free:
- You can sub oat flour 1:1
- Or sub the 2 Tbsp of flour for 1 1/3 Tbsp cassava flour (I find that cassava can be quite a bit more dense, and it’s better to use less than too much for this recipe).
