Pear

Caramelized Pear Prosciutto Pizza. Inspired by a favorite restaurant gourmet version, this recipe proves that you really can make the best thin crust pizza at home.

Pear Almond Baklava Roll. A deliciously easy to prepare twist on traditional baklava using ready made frozen phyllo pastry, ground almonds, honey & pears.

Carrot Cake Jam – a a differently delicious and easy jam recipe featuring the flavours of a perennial dessert favourite, carrot cake.

Honey Dijon Chicken Salad with Brie, Pear and Walnuts. A bright fresh grilled chicken salad full of bright flavours and textures

Pear Crumble with Walnuts – a delicious twist on an apple crumble using another favourite fall fruit and toasty walnut flavour too.

Strawberry Pear Galette – a quick & easy last dessert idea that’s made even easier with frozen puff pastry. Switch the combination of fruits and berries for any combination you like.

Spiced Pear Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce. An indulgently satisfying version of this comfort food dessert classic. Spouse loves her bread pudding…and I mean LOVES her bread pudding. She thinks it is the best thing that it is possible to eat. Pears are also her favourite fruit and there were some ripening on the counter, …

Ginger Pear Coffee Cake with Almond Shortbread Crumble – a lightly spiced coffee cake with chunks of fresh pear baked inside, then topped with a buttery almond shortbread crumble.  This delicious coffee cake was born of the necessity to put to good use some of the large bag of pears we bought last weekend. Pears …

Streusel Spice Pear Cake – a delicious weekend brunch pear and spice coffee cake with a crunchy streusel topping that’s also delicious made with apples if no pears are available. I found three big juicy pears on the kitchen counter this morning  that had begun to get over-ripe due to the fact that had survived a very …

This simple recipe idea was another fridge cleaner I came up with using leftover stuff in my fridge as a last minute dessert. I think a little creme anglaise might go well with this one too…well, then again, what doesn’t? Serves 4 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (about 12x 12 inches) ½ cup partridgeberry jam 2 …