Easy Spiced Pear Cobbler

🍯 Why This Recipe Works

1. Fast assembly. This cobbler recipe comes together really quickly and easily. Perfect for novice bakers or those without a lot of cobbler-making experience.
2. It's comforting. From the juicy sweet pears to the well spiced topping, this cobbler is one you won't soon forget. Perfect for those colder months when you want a warm dessert.
3. It's great on its own or with toppings. This cobbler would taste phenomenal with some salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. Yum!

🥘 Ingredients

Ingredient Notes:

Fresh pears- You will need several baking varieties of fresh pears like Bosc or Bartlett.

Sugars- For added sweetness, caramelization, and flavor, use a combination of brown sugar and granulated sugar.

Spices- You will want to use a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground ginger for the best flavor possibilities.

Butter- For added richness, you will need some butter. You can use salted or unsalted butter.

Baking powder- This will help the breading to rise and puff up so it's thick and wonderful.

For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.

🔪 Instructions

Step 1: Mix together the pears, granulated sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon for the filling in one bowl and then set it aside.

Step 2: Place a stick of butter in a baking dish and place it in an oven that is preheating to 325 degrees F. Be careful not to let the butter burn.

Step 3: In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, sugars, and salt. Whisk until well distributed.

Step 4: In another bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.

Step 5: Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine.

Step 6: Pour the batter into the butter-filled baking dish.

Step 7: Evenly distribute the pear mixture over the top of the batter and then place the baking dish back into the oven.

Step 8: Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the pears are tender and the topping is set.

Step 9: Let cool for about 20 minutes to thicken before serving.

🍴 Recipe Tips

This pear cobbler with fresh pears is pretty cool to watch come together. It starts with melted butter in a pan, the batter in the middle, and the pears on top. As it bakes, the batter rises to the top and covers the pears.

Pears are naturally sweet, especially when ripe so reducing sugar or serving with something salty or acidic could help to cut down some of that sweetness and add more flavors into the mix. But this pear cobbler really does taste great on its own too.

If desired, you can add in some thin slices of apples to help add more flavors. Try to cut the apples a little thinner than the pears so that they can cook at about the same speed.