Recipes Fruits and Vegetables Fruits Pears 10 Luscious Pear Recipes That'll Make Apples Jealous By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on November 21, 2015 Close Sure, apples are the fruits you automatically reach for in autumn. But when pears are at their seasonal peak, do yourself a favor and try these sweet and savory ways to enjoy their rich, voluptuous flavors. You might find out you've got a new fall favorite. Sorry, apples. Sweet Pear Recipes 1. Spiced Pears and Pomegranate This gorgeous dish is made even easier with this technique for quickly whacking the seeds out of a pomegranate. (I guarantee it's very therapeutic.) Photo by reiscakes. 2. Almond and Pear Cake Kerry Rodgers raves, "Very simple and tasted great! Will definitely make this again. Tasted great with some whipped cream on top." Photo by Buckwheat Queen. 3. Poached Pears Belle Helene This elegant dessert is deceptively easy to make. Plus, you can poach the pears the day before you plan to serve them, and just heat up the hot fudge sauce before you serve them with a scoop of ice cream. 4. Pear Pie III Top tip: Use very ripe and juice pears for this recipe to get just a tender rather than crunchy texture. Photo by Queenluan. 5. Maple-Pear Tarte Tatin Frozen puff pastry makes this show-stopping recipe amazingly easy to make. "A hit! The caramel turned to a toffee consistency in the oven. After some resting time toffee melted with the pear juice, delicious!" -- pato Photo by WestCoastMom. Savory Pear Recipes 6. Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash, Pear, and Bacon Soup Pears add a subtle sweetness to this comforting fall soup. Waccababe says, "We are totally nuts about butternut squash as a side or in soups. Just made it this afternoon, and 3 teenagers consumed all 8 portions! The maple bacon on top made them swoon." 7. Blue Cheese and Pear Tartlets These savory little bites are ready to serve your adoring guests in only 35 minutes. Photo by wintergirl. 8. Pear and Prosciutto Pizza A perfect balance of sweet and juicy pears, salty prosciutto, and melty cheese. Photo by janessa. 9. Grilled Pork Chops with Balsamic Caramelized Pears Photo by pomplemousse. 10. Baked Brie with Caramelized Pears, Shallots and Thyme You're going to win every party food competition from now until forever when you bring out this decadent baked appetizer. It's very easy to make, but you don't have to tell anyone that part. Photo by SnackyCakes. Related Learn all about different varieties of pears, and which ones to use in your recipes. Find more pear recipes. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit