It’s nearly impossible to find a perfectly ripe pear in the store, so I’m sharing this recipe for stewed pears to make them tender and delicious.
I love fresh pears. Mainly because eating a perfectly fresh and juicy pear is such a rare experience. Other than Harry and David orders, I’ve never found a pear that is ready to eat at my local grocery. Maybe in California or other warmer climates you have a different experience. I hope so! But here in the midwest pears in the produce department are rock hard and therefore inedible. And bringing them home to sit on the counter for a few days doesn’t seem to improve the situation much. Stewing pears makes them delicious and actually enjoyable. And it’s so easy to do. Read on to find out how.
Want to save this recipe?
Enter your email & I'll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week!
What you need for Stewed Pears
- Fresh pears
- Water
- Pure Maple Syrup
- Sugar
- Lemon
- Orange
- Cinnamon Sticks
What goes with Stewed Pears
- Top them with whipped cream
- Yogurt and homemade granola
- An afternoon break with coffee and almond biscotti
Kitchen Tips
- A common question is can you freeze stewed pears and the answer is yes. Save the cooking liquid and place the pears and liquid in an air tight container. Freeze for up to one month.
- Find whole cinnamon sticks here.
- My favorite pairing knife for peeling and cutting up the pears.
Foodtastic Mom is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Any highlighted, clickable Amazon link you see is an affiliate link that I may earn advertising fees on.
Thank you so much for being a faithful reader and supporter of Foodtastic Mom. Be sure to PIN and print this recipe!
Stewed Pears
Ingredients
- 6 fresh pears I used Bartlett
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Peel, core and chop the pears into about 2-inch size pieces. Place them in a cooking pot.
- Add the water, about one cup or just enough to cover the pears.
- Stir in the maple syrup, sugar, orange and lemon juices and the cinnamon sticks. If you don't have cinnamon sticks just add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- Cover the pot and bring the pears to a gentle simmer. Simmer them for about 20 minutes, or until tender.
- Allow them to cool and store in the refrigerator, covered, for up to one week.
- The pears and their cooking liquid can be frozen for up to one month.
veenaazmanov says
This is such a lovely way of enjoying some yummy fruit. Love the stewing concept making the fruit more juicy , sweet and enjoyable.
foodtasticmom says
Thank you so much!
Jessie says
I love this and can not wait to try it. I love pears and it is so hard to fine good ripe ones.
foodtasticmom says
Exactly. I wasn’t sure if posting a recipe for stewing them was worthwhile, but it seems to be! 🙂
Anjali says
Omg these pears turned out amazing!! They were tender and sweet, and my kids devoured them! It was like a great healthy “dessert” to serve them after dinner!
foodtasticmom says
So glad you enjoyed them. Thank you for taking the time to rate and comment.
SHANIKA says
OMG! I’m loving these stewed pears! Such an easy and comforting way to enjoy fruit as a dessert!
foodtasticmom says
Thank you!
Adrianne says
These pears look amazing and like the perfect easy dessert! I love the simplicity of the recipe but no doubt full flavour of the pears themselves. Can’t wait to give this a go. The cinnamon sticks are the perfect touch.
foodtasticmom says
They were perfect as dessert… for several of our dinners last week!
Donna says
Perfect timing, it is Autumn here in Aus and I got an extraordinary amount of pears in my veggie box this week, this worked just perfectly!
foodtasticmom says
Love hearing this! Enjoy your Australian pears! 🙂
Tara says
Oh how perfect! I don’t cook with pears nearly enough. That texture sounds amazing and I love the addition of the citrus and cinnamon.
foodtasticmom says
Thanks Tara!