These baked pears are an easy, cozy treat made with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. They bake up soft, tender and caramelized and can be served for breakfast or dessert!

Two warm baked pears served in small white bowls with vanilla ice cream.

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Easy Baked Pears with Cinnamon

Warm, cozy and lightly sweet, baked pears are one of the easiest desserts you can make this fall. With just a few simple ingredients like pears, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, they caramelize in the oven until soft and golden.

Everyone thinks of baked apples when the weather cools off, but baked pears deserve a spot on the table, too. If you enjoy pear desserts, be sure to try my classic pear pie next.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • Cozy and simple: Just a handful of basics turn fresh pears into a soft, golden dessert with almost no prep.
  • Versatile: Healthy enough for breakfast with yogurt and granola and sweet enough for dessert with a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients Notes

Ingredients for baked pears recipe displayed on counter: fresh pears, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon.

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  • Pears: Bosc and Anjou hold their shape well when baked and become soft and tender without turning mushy.
  • Butter: Salted butter balances the sweeter pears and helps the sugar melt and caramelize.
  • Light brown sugar: Creates a warm, caramel-like sweetness.
  • Cinnamon: Gives the pears their cozy fall flavor.

How to Make Baked Pears

Slice the pears in half and use a spoon, melon baller, or cookie scoop to remove the core. Place the pears cut-side up in a baking dish.

Using a spoon to remove the core from a pear half while prepping baked pears dessert.

Add a small pat of butter in the center of each pear, then stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture over the tops so it melts down into the centers as they bake and creates a simple caramel sauce.

Halved pears placed in a white baking dish with a pat of butter in the center, the 2nd step in a baked pears recipe.
Halved pears topped with cinnamon brown sugar mixture before baking, showing how to make an easy baked pears recipe.

Bake at 375° for 15 – 20 minutes or until the pears are soft, golden, and caramelized around the edges. Serve warm straight from the dish with Greek yogurt or ice cream.

Caramelized baked pears cooling in a white dish, an easy fall dessert with pears.

Recipe Tips

  • Bartlett pears work too, but they soften a little faster, so start checking a few minutes early.
  • For the best texture in this pear dessert, use pears that are ripe but still slightly firm when pressed.
  • Caramelized pears pair perfectly with ice cream, whipped cream, Greek yogurt, candied nuts, homemade granola or a drizzle of caramel sauce.
  • For extra caramelization, place the baked pears recipe under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes at the end.
Baked pears with scoops of vanilla ice cream melting over the top, a quick baked pear dessert idea.

More seasonal desserts to try include pumpkin crisp, apple crumble and pumpkin crunch cake.

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Two baked pear halves topped with vanilla ice cream in a serving bowl.

Baked Pears

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Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
These baked pears are an easy, cozy treat made with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. They bake up soft, tender and caramelized and can be served for breakfast or dessert!
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Ingredients 

  • 4 large pears
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 ½ Tablespoons light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

For serving: Vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or greek yogurt; candied nuts; caramel sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat and prepare: Preheat oven to 375°F and spray oven safe pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Prepare pears: Slice pears in half. Use a cookie scoop or melon baller to remove the seeds from the core. Place in the pan. Place 1 teaspoon of butter in the middle of each pear.
  • Add brown sugar: in a small bowl, combine 8 teaspoons brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon over each pear.
  • Bake: Bake 15-20 minutes, or until golden and soft. Add desired toppings.

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Notes

For a lighter option, use Greek yogurt or frozen yogurt with granola, in place of ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 102kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 0.4g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 9mg, Sodium: 30mg, Potassium: 96mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 135IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 0.2mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.

Variations

  • Swap the brown sugar for honey or pure maple syrup for a naturally sweet alternative.
  • Add a squeeze of lemon juice to brighten the flavor and balance the sweetness.
  • Sprinkle a little nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice with the cinnamon for even more warm fall flavor.
  • Add chopped nuts like pecans, walnuts or almonds for a nice crunch.

Recipe FAQs

How do I know when a pear is ripe?

Ripe pears are slightly soft when pressed gently near the stem. If they feel very firm, let them sit at room temperature for a day or two.

How to cut pears for baking?

Slice the pears in half lengthwise, then use a spoon or melon baller to scoop out the core and seeds. I like to leave the stem on but you can remove it if you like.

Should I peel the skin of the pear before baking?

You can but I like to leave the skin on so the pears hold their shape while baking.

How do I store baked pears?

Let them cool completely, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or bake a few minutes until warmed through.