What to do with pears?

[frugal-one]

Help ... a neighbor gave me 1/2 bushel of pears. I have a batch in the dehydrator now making leather (fruit roll ups) and made a batch of canned pears. What else would you make with fresh pears? Is pear sauce any good? This seems almost too much of a good thing.:help:

[frugal-one]

I found this... but it sure doesn't trip my trigger.

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/fruits-and-vegetables/fruits/pears/top.aspx

[IshbelRobertson]

It makes a great crumble dish! (Is that what Americans call cobbler, I muse?)

Pears in chocolate sauce?

Pear compote?

Pears in red wine?

Poached pears?

[goldensmom]

Fresh pear pie and pear sauce. Fresh pear pie is wonderful and pear sauce is like apple sauce only better.

[frugal-one]

Thanks for the ideas!! Also came across pear bread and pear tart. I will be baking up a storm!

[Mrs. Hermit]

+1 on the pear butter. It is delicious, and can be canned or frozen.

[catherine]

My DH grills them with nutmeg and they're delicious!

[KayLR]

We have been picking up the neighbor's windfalls and making batches of pear chutney to give away at Christmas. They'd just rot on the ground and attract yellowjackets if we didn't! ;-)

[razz]

With our pears, I simmer them peeled, cored and wedged in a very light sugar and lemon solution and then freeze them to use in fruit salads in winter.

[Merski]

Pear chutney!

[peggy]

pear sauce, warm, with about a tablespoon of cream, or yogurt. Yum!

[frugal-one]

I looked up pear chutney however I do not know what you do with it??? Please explain. Thanks.

[Merski]

Pear chutney is sweet and savory and goes great with curries. Also can be used on meat or cheese sandwiches as a spread...think cranberry sauce is great on a turkey sandwich. You could also pour some on top of cream cheese to spread on crackers as an appetizer..

[kally]

I use a juicer and then freeze the juice. Later on I turn it into pear syrup, which is a fabulous item, great for gifts, pancakes, ice cream etc.

[frugal-one]

Thanks Merski for the explanation. Didn't realize there were so many things that can be done with pears. Really cool!

[rose]

pear sauce sounds great. i made pear and blueberry crisp. very good.

[thinkgreen]

I second the pear syrup. I have used the recipe on usapears.com for several years and it makes a beautiful syrup. You will never find it in a store and I prefer it to real maple syrup. We use ice wine bottles to make it fancy and it makes a lovely gift.

[mira]

They also go very nicely in liquidised soups containing things like pumpkin, sweet potato, etc.

[frugal-one]

I checked out usapears.com..... wow.... many more ideas. So far canned pears, pear leather and pear/apple leather and now making pear sauce in crockpot to can. That the end of the pears!! I can use the canned pears for some of the other suggestions given here. Thanks so much!