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    Home » FRUITS

    Pears

    Recipes that include pears as an ingredient for both sweet and savory dishes ranging from preserves to a pear vinaigrette and yogurt cake with pears.

    Reader favorites include this fresh tasing Pear Vinaigrette that's ready in 10 minutes and my Ginger Pear Preserves that I created after visiting some pear orchards outside Sacramento.

    A serving dish filled with cranberry pear sauce with a serving spoon.

    Boozy Cranberry Pear Sauce Recipe with Ginger

    A small bottle of homemade pear vinaigrette, with a green salad in the background.

    10-Minute Pear Vinaigrette for a Fall Harvest Salad

    Apple pie crumb bars with filling and some crumble over the top.

    Apple Pie Bars with Oat Crumble

    A serving platter of yogurt cake with pears, cranberries and chocolate chips.

    Yogurt Cake with Pears

    Ginger Pear Butter is a take on apple butter, with hints of cinnamon, ginger and vanilla.

    Ginger Pear Jam with Cinnamon and Vanilla

    Two plates of butternut squash risotto, with fresh sprigs of sage on the side.

    Butternut Squash-Sage Risotto with Pears (Instant Pot and Stove Top)

    hot buttered rum apple pie

    Hot Buttered Rum Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust

    Wine-poached spiced pears layered in a phyllo crust with chocolate and rum-soaked dried cherries.

    Wine-Poached Spiced Pear Strudel with Chocolate

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    Susan Pridmore

    Hi there! I'm an award-winning cookbook author, culinary school graduate, professional photographer and recipe developer. My cookbook Simply Vegetarian was named #1 best cookbook for new vegetarians, and I want to make it easier for you to cook fabulous vegetarian meals. Come join me in the kitchen!

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    READER FAVORITES

    • Braised cabbage on a plate with two small forks.
      Best Ever French Braised Cabbage Recipe (with Video)
    • A small bottle of homemade pear vinaigrette, with a green salad in the background.
      10-Minute Pear Vinaigrette for a Fall Harvest Salad
    • Top view of honey lemon ginger tea, with a lemon wedge on the cup.
      Soothing Honey Lemon Ginger Tea Recipe for Immunity
    • A bunch of popcorn scattered across some parchment paper, with a jar of nutritional yeast.
      "Nooch" Nutritional Yeast Popcorn (Best Popcorn Ever!!)

    15 Tips for Going Vegetarian (Updated!)

    A colander filled with freshly washed apples with text overlay.

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