Simple Baked Pears with Honey Walnut
These Whole Baked Pears with honey walnuts are an easy, gluten-free recipe that everyone will love! You only need 5 ingredients to make these mouth-watering oven-roasted pears that are soft, juicy, sweet and spiced.
Whole baked pears spiced with cinnamon, stuffed with honey and walnuts – such a beautiful and tasty dish that are incredibly easy to make.
I love how elegant they look, and they can be topped with pretty much anything so they can be made to fit any diet.
Baked Pears are naturally gluten-free, paleo, and can be made vegan so all you need to worry about is what you want to top it off with.
A few other simple and refreshing fruit-baked desserts I love:
My favorite pears to use for oven-baked pears recipe bosc or bartlett pears, but you can pretty much use any variety of pear that you like. I’ve created a list below for you of some of the common pear varieties and how they are best used.
How to Pick and Store Your Pears
How to Serve These Whole Baked Pears
I like to top oven roasted spiced pears with:
- Yogurt (dairy-free for a vegan option, or full fat for a creamier texture)
- Honey (use maple syrup for vegan option)
- Cinnamon spice
- Walnuts
Besides these topping to stuff whole baked pear, you can add any toppings that you like.
Some other toppings that go really well over the baked pears are
- Almond butter
- Granola
- Cacao nibs
- Chocolate chips
- Other nuts you like
The sky’s the limit!
Additionally, you can serve these whole-baked pear with honey and walnuts for breakfast, as a delicious snack, or even for an easy gluten-free dessert.
They look fancy, but they are so quick and easy to make, so they’re perfect for any occasion.
What’s your favorite topping for baked pears? Leave a comment below!
Get the recipe:Simple Baked Pears with Honey Walnut
Ingredients
- 2 large pears *
- 1 tbsp honey, or maple syrup for vegan option
- 1/4 cup crumbled walnuts
- 1/3 cup yogurt **
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven to 375 Degrees F
- Wash and dry the pears. Cut them in half and use a spoon or scooper to scrape out the core and make a hole in the center.
- Grease a parchment paper-lined pan with coconut oil. Sprinkle the cut-side of the pears with cinnamon and bake face down for 15 minutes.
- Carefully flip the pears and have them face up. Drizzle honey on top and bake for additional 10 – 15 minutes or until tender.
- While the pears bake, in a small saucepan, saute walnuts with 1/2 tbsp coconut oil and sprinkle of cinnamon and extra honey.
- Remove the pear from the oven and let it cool for 10 – 15 minutes. Stuff yogurt of your choice, spiced walnuts in the center. Enjoy!
Notes
- *Use semi-firm pears, do not use super ripe pears for this recipe. See suggestions on what pears to use in the "What Pears to Bake with" section this post.
- ** You can use full fat, fat-free, or vegan yogurt of your choice.
The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe, which may vary.
Didn’t add up adding the extra honey on the pears, but it was still absolutely delicious. Perfectly roasted. Thanks!