Sugar and spice pear pie is a classic dessert that combines the sweet and tart flavors of pears with a warm and comforting spice blend. This delicious pie can be served for any occasion, from a casual family dinner to a special holiday gathering. With its flaky crust and gooey filling, it's sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
SUGAR AND SPICE PEAR PIE
My family loves pear pie because it's a little less tart than apple pie. The nutty crust complements the tender fruit and buttery pastry. -Kristina Pontier, Hillsboro, Oregon
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine first nine ingredients. Let stand 15 minutes., Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim pastry even with edge. Sprinkle with pecans and brown sugar; fill with pear mixture. Dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry., Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516 calories, Fat 24g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 308mg sodium, Carbohydrate 76g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
SPICED PEAR AND RAISIN PIE
Steps:
- Position rack in lowest third of oven; preheat to 400°F. Boil nectar in heavy medium saucepan until reduced to 1/3 cup, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Pour into large bowl; mix in raisins. Cool completely. Mix in sugar and next 5 ingredients, then pears.
- Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 13-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Brush inside and top edge of crust with some of glaze. Spoon filling into crust. Roll out second dough disk on floured surface to 13-inch round. Arrange dough over filling. Seal top crust to bottom crust at edge of dish. Trim double overhang to 3/4 inch. Fold under; crimp edge. Using small knife, cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape. Brush crust and edge with glaze. If desired, roll out any dough scraps and cut out small pear-shaped decorations. Press decorations onto edge of crust.
- Bake pie until pears are tender, covering crust with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Place on rack; cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
SPICED PEAR PIE
A little bit of spice, like cinnamon and ginger, makes this warm pear pie so nice! It serves 10 and is a great dinner party dessert idea.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield Makes 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix pears, brown sugar, tapioca, lemon juice, ginger and cinnamon in large bowl. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare pie crusts as directed on package for 2-crust pie, using 9-inch pie plate. Fill with fruit mixture. Dot with butter. Cover with second pie crust; seal and flute edge. Cut several slits into top crust to allow steam to escape.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juices form bubbles that burst slowly. Cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g
HOMEMADE PEAR PIE
I entered this pie in a local baking contest and ended up winning! Bartlett pears hold up well when baked, adding a nice layer of texture. -Darlene Jacobson, Waterford, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. In a small bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; add to pear mixture and toss to coat., On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough into an 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 45-50 minutes. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 20 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 438 calories, Fat 21g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 317mg sodium, Carbohydrate 58g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
DETHBERT'S PEAR PIE
I've made these pies 4 or 5 times at this point, and I still can't decide if they are merely interesting or the greatest thing ever. I will update this after the 10th making. If you are unfamiliar with pears, read up on them. Usually they need to ripen for several days once they've been purchased from the store.
Provided by Dethbert
Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pies Pear Pie Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sift flour, sugar, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir grated Cheddar cheese into the flour mixture using a fork. Stir in butter using a wide spoon until mixture becomes crumbly. Set topping mixture aside at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place pie crusts in their tins onto a baking sheet to catch drips; place crusts 1 inch apart.
- Sift sugar, cornstarch, and salt into a small bowl. Place pears in a large mixing bowl. When oven is hot, sprinkle sugar mixture over pears and stir to combine. Pour filling evenly into the 2 pie crusts. Divide topping mixture in half and add to the top of each pie in 4 to 6 dollops; use a wide knife to spread evenly.
- Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 18 minutes; the pears will produce a lot of liquid and will bubble over. Check pies and cover with aluminum foil if crust or topping is getting dark. Bake about 7 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436.8 calories, Carbohydrate 52.1 g, Cholesterol 45.3 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 396.9 mg, Sugar 27.5 g
SUGAR SPICE PEAR GALETTE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: granulated sugar, cinnamon, ground cardamom, nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cloves, medium bosc pears, premade pie crust, large egg, coarse brown sugar, ice cream
Provided by Frank Tiu
Categories Desserts
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
- On a cutting board, cut the pears lengthwise in 2 halves, removing the cores. Slice into ¹⁄₁₆-inch (1 mm) thick slices. Slice all the way through, but keep the pear halves together.
- Lay the pie crust on the prepared baking sheet and arrange the pear halves on top, separating the slices to cover the center of the crust, leaving a 1-inch (2 cm) border around the edge.
- Sprinkle the sugar spice mix over and between the pear slices.
- Fold the edge of the crust over the pears.
- Beat the egg in a small bowl, then brush over the crust. Sprinkle coarse sugar on top of the egg wash.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Carbohydrate 50 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 31 grams
FIVE-SPICE PEAR-APPLE PIE
Make and share this Five-Spice Pear-Apple Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the apples, pears, lemon zest, lemon juice, orange juice, and 1/2 cup sugar; set aside for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, and five-spice powder; stir mixture into the fruit.
- Transfer filling to the chilled pie shell; smooth filling with you hands to even it out.
- Place the pie on the center oven rack of a 400° oven; bake for 30 minutes.
- To make the topping: put the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, and salt in the container of a food processor; pulse several times to mix.
- Scatter the butter over the mixture; pulse until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Empty crumbs into a bowl and rub them between your fingers to make large, buttery crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Take pie out of oven and lower oven temperature to 375°.
- Distribute crumbs evenly over top of pie; tamp them down lightly.
- Return pie to oven (rotate pie so that the part that faced the back of the oven now faces the front); place a foil-lined baking sheet onto the rack below to catch any spills.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the juices bubble thickly around the edge.
- Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 655.7, Fat 25.9, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 268.4, Carbohydrate 105.8, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 66.1, Protein 4.6
HOMEMADE PEAR PIE FROM SCRATCH
This pear pie is unique. People who have tried this pie have loved it so much; even those who dislike pies love this one. So you cannot go wrong on making this dish, especially for those picky eaters.
Provided by Tara R.
Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pie Recipes Pear Pie Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Mix flour and salt together in a food processor. Add cold butter and vegetable shortening; process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in water 1 tablespoon at a time until a thick and sticky dough forms. Continue processing until dough forms a firm ball, about 15 minutes.
- Place dough in a bowl. Cover with a wet towel and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Combine pears, white sugar, brown sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined, about 10 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons flour and continue mixing until filling is thick and glossy.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly spray a pie plate with cooking spray.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead dough about 4 times. Separate into 2 even pieces. Flatten 1 piece for the bottom crust. Place in the pie dish with excess dough hanging over the sides. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour over the crust. Add pear mixture to just below the rim of the pie plate.
- Roll out second piece of dough and cut into thin strips. Lay 1/2 of the strips vertically over the pie. Place remaining strips horizontally on top. Fold overhanging dough over the edges of the strips to cover them. Press to seal with your fingers. Use the back of a fork to crimp the edge.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Whisk egg and water together in a small bowl. Brush over the pie. Continue baking until top and edges are golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 428.3 calories, Carbohydrate 63.1 g, Cholesterol 53.8 mg, Fat 19 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 197.7 mg, Sugar 36.1 g
SPICED-PEAR PIE
Categories Fruit Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Pear Spice Fall Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 2 pies
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For crust:
- Whisk first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add lard and butter. Rub together with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse damp meal. Add 1/2 cup ice water and vinegar. Stir with fork until moist clumps form, adding more water by tablespoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 4 pieces; flatten into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days.
- For filling:
- Using spice grinder, finely grind first 4 ingredients. Transfer spice mixture to medium bowl; mix in sugar, flour, and salt. Divide pears between 2 large bowls; mix half of spice mixture and 2 tablespoons cream into each.
- Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Roll out second dough disk to 12-inch round. Mound 1 bowl of pear filling in crust. Brush overhang lightly with milk. Drape second crust over; press top and bottom overhangs together. Fold under, forming edge of pie. Crimp edge decoratively. Cut 3-inch X in center of top crust; brush with milk and sprinkle with raw sugar. Place on rimmed baking sheet. Repeat rolling and assembly with remaining dough disks and pear filling.
- Bake pies 40 minutes. Tent with foil to prevent overbrowning. Bake until crusts are golden brown, pears are tender, and juices are bubbling thickly, about 40 minutes longer. Cool completely. Serve with ice cream.
- *Brown star-shaped seedpods; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets and specialty foods stores.
Tips:
- Use ripe pears: Choose firm but ripe pears for the best flavor and texture. Avoid pears that are too hard or bruised.
- Peel and core the pears: Before slicing the pears, peel them and remove the cores. This will help to ensure that the pears cook evenly and that the filling is smooth.
- Slice the pears thinly: Thinly sliced pears will cook more quickly and evenly than thick slices. Aim for slices that are about 1/4-inch thick.
- Use a variety of pears: For a more complex flavor, use a variety of pear varieties in your pie. Some good options include Bartlett, Bosc, Anjou, and Comice pears.
- Add spices: Spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger can enhance the flavor of the pears. Add them to the filling before baking.
- Use a pre-made pie crust: If you're short on time, you can use a pre-made pie crust. Just be sure to thaw it according to the package instructions before using it.
- Brush the crust with milk: Before baking, brush the top crust with milk. This will help it to brown and give it a golden color.
- Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling: The pie is done baking when the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. This usually takes about 45-50 minutes.
Conclusion:
Pear pie is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its sweet and juicy filling and flaky crust, it's sure to be a hit with everyone. By following these tips, you can make a pear pie that is both delicious and beautiful.
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