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This Baked Pear Recipe has pears filled with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans then wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.

These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.
These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.
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These pears are Winter Comfort Food incarnate.
Simple in it’s construction but incredibly flavorful. The flavors all blend together in the oven and then the textures delight the tastebuds! Flakey, all-butter pie crust; warm pears that still have a little bit of firmness, crunchy pecans, and a silky smooth butterscotch sauce.

Nothing says “Welcome Cold Weather” like warm pears stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans.

These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.

When baked the filling liquefies and becomes a delicious, sugary sauce.

And then because that isn’t enough sauce (really what is?) I poured on a generous quantity of my homemade butterscotch sauce.

Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears Sliced Open

And then I just kept pouring.

These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.

I can’t even with the butterscotch, brown sugar, pear, and cinnamon combo. Cannot.

Don’t you just want to dive in there face first like a baby dives into the cake at his first birthday party?
Just me?
Mentirosos. [Pardon me. I’ve been learning Spanish at work…I’ve learned all the key words like “liars” and “May I please borrow your scale”]

These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.

These pears would be a stunning finale to any dinner party or date night. You can prepare them in advance and then pop them in the oven for 30 minutes or you can bake them the day before and just warm them in the oven before serving.

A scoop of my French vanilla ice cream would be an amazing addition to this dessert.

A recipe for a classic French Vanilla Ice Cream that is bursting with vanilla flavor!

Claro que si!

These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.
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Baked Pears

These Baked Pears are filled with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Total: 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients  

For the pears

For the Egg Wash:

Instructions 

  • Make your egg-wash by beating together all the ingredients with a whisk or, my favorite, a hand-blender. A hand-blender makes it perfectly smooth and homogenous.
  • Mix together sugar, pecans and spices in a small bowl.
  • Core the pears from the bottom, leaving the stem and top in tact. The easiest way to do this is with a melon-baller – just keep scooping from the bottom until all the seeds are gone!
  • Fill pears with the brown sugar mixture. Stuff as much in there as you can!
  • Roll out your pastry until it is 1/8 inch thick. I worked with half of my dough at one time. The size that you roll it out really depends on the size of your pears. My pears were gargantuan, so I rolled mine out into a 7-inch square.
  • Place a pear in the center of your square and cut a slit in the dough at each corner until it almost reaches the pear.
  • Pick up one corner and begin wrapping the pear; egg wash one side and layer the second corner on top of the first piece of dough; press down firmly. You can press down the bottom more firmly, which will help keep all that delicious filling inside instead of on your baking sheet. Repeat until the whole pear is covered. You can stretch the dough a little if it doesn’t quite fit or cut off a piece of scrap dough and fill in any gap that remains when you are finished.
  • I re-rolled the scraps of the first half of dough to cover the second pear and then repeated with the second half of the dough. If your pears are small enough, you can probably get 2 squares out of each rolling and there will be no need to re-roll scraps.
  • I cut little decorative leaves out of my scraps. Adhere any decorations with a little egg wash.
  • Refrigerate pears 2 hours or overnight. This will ensure your pastry is flaky!
  • Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Brush the entire surface of the wrapped pear with a thin coat of egg wash and sprinkle generously with sugar.
  • Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350°F (176°C) until the pastry is a golden brown and you cannot see any more raw dough in the seams, approximately 15 – 20 minutes more.

Notes

Store well wrapped in the refrigerator. You can bake these pears ahead of time and then refresh / warm them in the oven for your guests. Just preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and bake pears 10-15 minutes until warmed through.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Calories: 146
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These Brown Sugar Pecan Stuffed Pears are d’Anjou pears stuffed with a simple mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and toasted pecans are wrapped in a flakey pastry, sprinkled with more sugar and topped with a warm butterscotch sauce.

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I am the baker, recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind Chef Lindsey Farr. I believe in delicious homemade food and the power of dessert!

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  1. Oh wow Lindsay – these are GORGEOUS! Simply GORGEOUS! But not too gorgeous for me to dive into head first! You are spot on – they are indeed “Winter Comfort Food incarnate”! Love the pairs – pastry – pecan and gooey butterscotch combo!

  2. I’ve had an apple dumpling before, but it didn’t hold a candle to these beauties! I have a serious thing for pears, so I love that you used them here, and yes to lots of that butterscotch sauce! What a great use of your perfect pie crust!

  3. So how do you pour the caramel sauce and take the picture at the same time?? 🙂 This looks wonderful and delicious – almost too pretty to eat….almost….

    1. Thank you so much, Aunt Susan!!! I have a tripod and really long arms!!! Hahah. At least they come in handy for something 🙂

  4. What an elegant dessert! Love the brown sugar pecan filling that gets all melty and delicious and that flaky puff pastry ties it all together 🙂