Brown Sugar Cinnamon Baked Pears

Fall is one of my favorite seasons for baking! The house has finally cooled off enough to enjoy turning on the oven, and there are so many fresh fruits that taste even better baked. This baked pear dessert is similar to a cobbler, which just happens to be one of my fall favorites! If you want a really great fall cobbler recipe, try this Old Fashioned Apple Cobbler, or these delicious Mini Peach Cobblers. I can’t forget a new favorite of mine, this Strawberry Cobbler!

Baked Pears Recipe

I’ve had so many baked apples in my lifetime, I can’t believe it took me until now to try a baked pear. If you are a fan of simple and quick fruity desserts, this is the recipe for you! This baked pear packs all the flavors of a cobbler with half the work. I love how easy these were to whip up and how they absolutely blew away my guests. This recipe calls for 3 pears, which will make enough for 6 servings, but you can easily double this recipe to feed a crowd! One of my favorite ways to enjoy ripe fruit in the fall is to bake them! Baking pears brings out all of their natural sweetness and goes so well with fall spices, like this Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice. These pears are great warm or cold, so they make an amazing holiday breakfast snack. I love how versatile the ingredients are, and had a wonderful time serving these to my guests. I will definitely be making them again soon!

Baked Pear Ingredients

This recipe has 6 simple ingredients, but they really are all you need to create a wonderful fall dessert! Switch up the ingredients to create all kinds of wonderful flavor profiles that your family will love.

Pears: I used D’Anjou pears for this recipe, but your favorite pear will work great! Just make sure they aren’t overripe, or they will get mushy when you bake them.Brown Sugar: This adds that perfect sweetness to the crumble on top, you don’t want to skip this ingredient!Flour: I used all-purpose for this recipe. It helps to keep the topping together after it’s baked.Rolled Oats: You can use old-fashioned or instant since they will soften in the oven either way.Cinnamon: This adds the perfect warm fall flavor to the dish!Salt: Just a little salt brings out the flavors in all of the ingredients!Butter: Because you are already adding salt, use unsalted butter. If you only have salted butter on hand, cut back on the salt in this recipe.

Baked Pear Instructions

These baked pears take about 10 minutes to prep and are so beautiful when baked, you’ll come back to this recipe time and time again! I personally loved having one for breakfast the next day.

Nuts: Walnuts, pecans, or slivered almonds add extra flavor and nutrients!Honey: Instead of brown sugar, use honey! This natural sugar is sweet, and you can use less of it to get the same great flavor.Vanilla Frozen Yogurt: If you are looking to keep this recipe lower calorie but don’t want to miss out on a creamy side, vanilla frozen yogurt is the perfect pair (see what I did there?).Maple Syrup: Another substitution for brown sugar, maple syrup goes perfectly with the flavor of the pear and cinnamon!Apple Pie Spice: If you keep this spice blend on hand as I do, use it! The cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and ginger take this baked pear recipe to the next level!

In the Fridge: Store in an airtight container for 3-5 days in the fridge, but I doubt they will last that long before being eaten!To Reheat: These are easily reheated in the microwave or in the oven, and taste just as good! They can also be eaten cold with yogurt for a nice breakfast.