409 pearl recipes

Pear honey is a Southern-style fruit spread made from ground pears, apples, and orange cooked down with sugar until thick and golden. No actual honey needed.

Pear cranberry conserve made with dried pears and fresh cranberries simmered into a thick, ruby-colored spread. Just four ingredients, no pectin needed.

Homemade apple-pear butter with orange juice and orange zest, slow-cooked until thick and spreadable, then canned in a boiling-water bath. A classic fall preserve that keeps for months.

Double-crust pear pie with apple pie spice, brown sugar, and vanilla, brushed with a milk glaze and baked using a high-then-low oven method for a flaky, golden crust.

No-cook tropical stuffed pears filled with a sour cream, crushed pineapple, coconut, marshmallow, and pecan mixture. A retro fruit salad side dish ready in 15 minutes.

Old-fashioned pear conserves with ground lemon, orange, and raisins cooked down with sugar until thick. No pectin needed for this chunky, citrus-bright preserve.

Bread machine pear and hazelnut bread blends ripe pear, toasted hazelnuts, rye flour, and a whisper of fennel seed. A subtle, slightly sweet loaf that makes outstanding French toast.

Baked apples and pears layered with buttered cake and topped with a peaked meringue. A classic British fruit dessert with warm spice and lemon.

Tropical fruit salad with mango, papaya, Asian pear, and kiwi tossed in cinnamon sugar. No cooking, no dressing, just ripe fruit and warm spice.

Traditional German Rumtopf: a layered preserve of summer fruits, sugar, and rum that builds up over the season and matures into a boozy Christmas dessert by winter.

Cactus pear breakfast shake with prickly pear puree, banana, honey, and milk blended with ice. A vibrant magenta smoothie with a sweet, melon-like tropical flavor.

Lavender-pepper pears are ripe Bartlett pears sprinkled with crumbled lavender, cracked black pepper, and lemon juice. An elegant no-cook fruit dessert.

Crunchy soysprout salad with fresh mango, julienned carrots, and sliced almonds in a pear juice vinaigrette with a Tabasco kick. A raw, vibrant no-cook salad.

This Eastern European compote simmers dried apples, pears, prunes, and raisins in apple cider with honey and warm spices. A make-ahead fruit dessert that improves over two weeks in the fridge.

Fresh pear pie with sliced pears spiced with mace, baked in a single crust under a brown sugar streusel topping. Classic fall fruit pie with crumb crown.

Sweet, juicy pears meet crisp cucumber in this refreshing two-ingredient salad with a bright lemon-sugar dressing. Ready in 5 minutes, it's the perfect light side for summer meals.