Gingerbread Spiced Pear Dessert Recipes

GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix the melted butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar in a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Slice pear halves in half lengthwise. Place a pecan in the center of each pear quarter. Place pears cut side down in the cake pan, arranging them like spokes radiating from the center of the pan. Sprinkle any remaining pecans around the pears.
• Prepare the cake mix according to package directions, and pour over the pears and pecans in the cake pan.
• Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly before turning out onto a serving dish.

UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in brown sugar. Spread over bottom of a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Arrange pears over top., For cake, mix milk and vinegar; let stand 5 minutes. In a large bowl, beat egg, brown sugar, molasses, melted butter and milk mixture until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, salt and cloves; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Spoon carefully over pears., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired.

PEAR GINGERBREAD COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until pears are tender, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into pears. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in crystallized ginger. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., In a large bowl, beat buttermilk, sugar, molasses, egg and oil until sugar is dissolved. In another bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; gradually beat into buttermilk mixture. Pour over pear mixture., Bake 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

UPSIDE DOWN PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a bowl, lightly mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt until thoroughly combined.
• Place 1/4 cup of butter into a 10-inch springform pan, put it in the oven, and allow to melt for a minute or two. Sprinkle the melted butter evenly with brown sugar. Pat the pear halves dry with paper towels, and cut each half into 3 slices lengthwise. Arrange the pear slices in a spiral pattern on top of the brown sugar. Without disturbing the arranged slices, spray the inside walls of the pan with cooking spray.
• Beat the white sugar and 1/2 cup of butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy; beat in the egg, then mix in the molasses. Mix the flour mixture into the molasses mixture, then stir in the hot water. Pour the batter into the springform pan on top of the pear slices.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely in the pan before inverting on a serving dish and removing pan.

DARK GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan, knocking out excess.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt.
• Melt butter with water.
• Beat together brown sugar and molasses with an electric mixer until combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well. Beat in flour mixture at low speed until just combined. Add butter mixture and ginger, beating just until smooth. Pour into cake pan.
• Peel pear and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Scatter over batter. Bake until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly.

PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch-square cake pan; set aside. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Add half the pears, cut sides down, in single layer; cook until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn pears over; cook other sides until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cooked pears to a plate. Cook remaining pears; transfer to plate. To pear juices in skillet, add brandy, and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Cook, stirring, until reduced to syrup, about 1 minute. Pour into cake pan; swirl to spread. Starting in one corner of pan, fan out pears in single layer; arrange so the tapered sides lie in same direction. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; set aside. In bowl of an electric mixer, beat remaining 8 tablespoons butter until fluffy. Add brown sugar; beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add eggs; beat to combine. Beat in molasses and grated ginger.
• Add half of flour mixture; combine on low speed. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and boiling water; beat into batter. Beat in remaining flour mixture until combined. Pour into pan; bake 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees. bake until springy to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Run a knife between pan and cake. Invert cake onto a serving plate. Arrange pears as needed, and serve.

GINGERBREAD-SPICED PEAR DESSERT

Steps:

• Prepare gingerbread batter and bake as directed on package; cool completely. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Beat dry pudding mixes, cinnamon and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Layer 1/3 each of the gingerbread, pears and pudding in 3-qt. bowl; repeat layers twice.
• Refrigerate 1 hr.
• Top with remaining COOL WHIP before serving.

PEAR-GINGERBREAD UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 9x9x2-inch nonstick baking pan. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Transfer 1/3 cup butter to small bowl. Whisk 1/2 cup sugar into remaining butter in saucepan until blended (mixture may be grainy). Spread butter-sugar mixture in prepared pan; slightly overlap enough pear slices to cover mixture. Dice enough remaining pear to yield 1 cup.
• Using electric mixer, beat molasses, reserved 1/3 cup butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs, then preserves. Beat in flour and pumpkin pie spice; stir in diced pears. Spread batter over pears in pan. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Invert cake onto platter; cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F Peel, core, and slice pears lengthwise into 1/4" slices.
• Combine 1 Tbls ginger, lemon juice, and pear slices.
• Coat a 9" x 2" round cake pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Arrange pears in bottom of pan in a circular pattern.
• Combine brown sugar and butter in a large mixer bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.
• Beat in egg.
• Add buttermilk, molasses, and 1 Tbls ginger; beat until well blended.
• Combine flour and remaining ingredients EXCEPT powdered sugar.
• Add flour mixture to batter; stir until well blended.
• Pour over pears.
• Bake 40 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Cool in pan 20 minutes on wire rack.
• Sprinkle a serving plate with powdered sugar.
• Invert cake onto serving plate.
• When completely cool, garnish with mint leaves and raspberries.

PEAR GINGERBREAD PUDDING.

Steps:

• Grease an 8 inch square (2L) glass baking dish. Spread pears in dish and drizzle honey over it. Set aside.
• In a large bowl beat butter with sugar until fluffy. , then beat in molasses and egg. (The secret to loosening molasses is to let it sit in a small bowl of warm water. I learned this from a cooking show and it works like a charm.).
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, baking soda and salt. Stir into molasses mixture and alternately with hot water, making three additions of dry ingredients, and two additions of water. Pour over pears.
• Bake in a preheated 350 F degree (180 C) oven until straw or cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Serve warm. They say it takes about 30 minutes, but from my personal experience, in order for the straw or cake tester to come out clean it has to be in the oven between 40-45 minutes.

SPICED PEAR DESSERT

Steps:

• Prepare and bake gingerbread as directed on package; cool completely. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Beat pudding mixes, cinnamon and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 2 cups COOL WHIP. Layer 1/3 each of the gingerbread, pears and pudding mixture in 3-qt. bowl; repeat layers twice.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Top with remaining COOL WHIP just before serving.