Fresh from the Okanagan: Harrowcrisp, Crimson & Bartlett Pears are here for the season. Here's some inspiration for enjoying Fall Pears this season:
Breakfast:
1. Use overripe pears in your morning smoothie
2. Use dried or grated fresh pears in quick breads and muffin batters
3. Topping for breakfast (or dessert) pizzas
4. Serve baked pears for brunch. (cut pears in half leaving stems intact, drizzle with honey or maple syrup and bake until tender)
5. Stuff them in French Toast
Lunch:
1. Cut into cubes and add to green, fruit, and pasta salads (with a soft cheese and walnuts!)
2. Dress up sandwiches, wraps, and pitas with thin slices of fresh pear
3. Use them as a “cracker” for cheese
Snacks & Appetizers:
1. Keep a pear or two in the fridge at work for a nutritious coffee break snack
2. Spread crackers and bagels with pear chutney. Add them to spicy chutney
3. Served with platters of fine cheese (Brie, aged cheddar, Swiss, or Gruyère)
4. Use in a fruit platter
Dinner:
1. Poached in red wine for a classic dessert
2. A great accompaniment to a cheese course
3. Fruit crisps and crumbles
4. With pork roast or ham
5. Stuffing – Add peeled, chopped pears for turkey and chicken stuffings
Dessert:
1. Substitute apples in any recipe
2. Use several different varieties, all on the green side, to make a terrific pie
3. Poach pears, seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg, and serve them with strawberry sauce for a simple, very pretty dessert that tastes great
4. Dip them in chocolate or cover them in caramel
5. Pear upside-down cake
6. Fold them in your rice pudding ... See MoreSee Less
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