You're going to love this simple and easy spiced pear cobbler recipe. Made with fresh pears and a spiced topping, this dessert feels like fall (or winter).
Recipe: $9.11 | Per Serving: $1.14 | Servings: 8
This fresh pear cobbler is a warm, comforting dessert that brings together the sweetness of ripe pears with a blend of warm spices, all topped with a delightful cobbler crust.
The contrast between the tender, sweet pears, and the spiced cobbler topping creates a harmonious balance of flavors and textures. It's best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
We love cobbler recipes like Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler and Strawberry Peach Cobbler, but this pear cobbler is our winter favorite.
This dessert is a perfect way to embrace the flavors of fall or winter, but it's delicious any time of the year. This recipe is sure to become a favorite for sharing with your family and friends. You'll look forward to enjoying time and time again.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- Fast assembly. This cobbler recipe comes together really quickly and easily. Perfect for novice bakers or those without a lot of cobbler-making experience.
- 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.
- It's great on its own or with toppings. This cobbler would taste phenomenal with some salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. Yum! Try the caramel from our Salted Caramel Banana Pancakes and see for yourself.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Fresh pears- You will need several baking varieties of fresh pears like Bosc or Bartlett. Still, have pears left? Make some Spiced Pear Muffins!
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 for Spiced Pear Cobbler
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
- Unique Assembly- Watching this pear cobbler with fresh pears come together is an intriguing process. It begins with melted butter in a pan, followed by the batter, and then the pears placed on top. During baking, the batter rises to the surface, enveloping the pears.
- Natural Sweetness- Ripe pears boast natural sweetness, which may suffice on its own. However, for those seeking a balance of flavors, reducing sugar or serving alongside something salty or acidic could enhance the dish's complexity.
- Flavor Variation- To introduce additional flavors, consider adding thin slices of apples to the cobbler. To ensure even cooking, slice the apples slightly thinner than the pears.
💭 Recipe FAQs
Peeling pears is completely optional. The skin when cooked can get a bit chewy in spots so I usually prefer to cook without it, but you can leave them on if you want to.
Some of the better pear varieties to cook with include Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou. Using a mixture of these pears can create a better-flavored cobbler too.
You can leave your fruit cobbler out for about 2 days on the counter or keep it stored for up to 5 days in the fridge. Just make sure to keep it well covered or in an airtight container to maximize freshness.
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📖 Recipe
Spiced Pear Cobbler
Ingredients
Pear Filling
- 3-4 cups sliced pears (about 5-6 large pears) ($6.87)
- ½ cup granulated sugar ($0.18)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.01)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ($0.04)
- ½ cup butter (one stick) ($0.99)
Cobbler Topping
- ¾ cup all purpose flour ($0.10)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder ($0.10)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ($0.08)
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg ($0.01)
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ($0.02)
- ½ cup granulated sugar ($0.18)
- ½ cup brown sugar ($0.22)
- ¼ teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- ¾ cup milk ($0.15)
- 1 large egg ($0.15)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.01)
Instructions
Pear Filling
- In one bowl, mix together the pear slices with the granulated sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Set it aside.
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F and place a stick of butter in a 9x13 baking dish. Place dish in oven with butter to melt. Don't let it burn.
Cobbler Topping
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, sugars, and salt. Whisk until well distributed.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs and add in the milk and vanilla. Whisk again.
- Add the milk mixture to the flour and then stir to combine.
- Pour the batter directly over the melted butter in the pan. Do Not Stir.
- Place the pear mixture over the batter, try to evenly distribute the pears. Do Not Stir.
- Place the baking dish back into the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the pears are tender and the breading has cooked through.
- If needed, you can loosely place a piece of foil over the cobbler as it bakes to prevent it from browning too much.
- Let cool before serving, the pear syrup mixture will thicken as it cools.
Notes
- Watch the batter rise and envelop the sweet pears in the oven.
- Adjust sugar content as ripe pears are naturally sweet.
- Try thinly sliced apples with pears for added flavors.
- Peeling pears is optional but prevents chewy spots.
- Choose pear varieties like Bartlett, Bosc, or Anjou.
- Mix different pear varieties for enhanced flavor.
- Store at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for 5 days in an airtight container.
T. Hix says
In the toppings section you forgot to add the sugar and the brown sugar in the instructions. Which I didn't notice until I made mine. Just a correction
Nicole says
Thanks for the catch! (It was correct within the post though), but I've updated the recipe card. 🙂