Searching for a healthy holiday-worthy dessert? Look no further! Our baked pumpkin spice pears are vegan, gluten-free, oil-free and 100% delicious. Our straight-forward recipes only takes about 30 minutes to make and is easy to scale up if you're cooking for a crowd.
Recipe developed for Chelan Fresh
- 2 pears (ripe but firm)
- 1/8 cup almonds , roughly chopped
- 1/8 cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1/2 teaspoon + 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- Cinnamon , for dusting
- Vanilla yogurt or ice cream
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Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (it will make clean up a lot easier).
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In a small bowl add almonds, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spice and 1 teaspoon of maple syrup. Mix well.
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Slice pears in half. Using a small spoon or melon baller, scoop out the seeds to create a cavity.
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Tip: take a thin slice off the round part of each pear half. This will keep them flat and stable.
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Place pears cut-side up on the baking sheet and spoon almond mixture to fill each cavity. There should be no leftover mix.
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Drizzle 1 tablespoon of maple syrup over the pears. Try to do this as evenly as possible to ensure all pears have roughly the same amount of maple syrup on them.
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Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until soft and cooked through (use a sharp knife to test for doneness).
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Remove from oven and put on plates or serving dish. Drizzle with maple syrup and dust with a few pinches of cinnamon.
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Serve right away with yogurt or ice cream.
This recipe is very easy to double, triple or quadruple if you need to feed more people.
