These candy but completely spiced chewy pear bars are densely loaded with brown sugar, juicy contemporary pear items, and graham cracker crumbs. Belief me, they’ll disappear from the kitchen counter in seconds!
Now, I’m no stranger to cooking with apples. There are various, many apple recipes throughout Southern Plate. However as we speak I’m turning my consideration in direction of pear, which isn’t baked fairly so usually (though I do have a pear crisp recipe here). However actually, that’s a criminal offense, as a result of there’s one thing about juicy and ripe pears that simply rework this bar recipe.
These chewy but fantastic pear pie bars style of butter, brown sugar, and graham cracker crumbs studded with bits of ripe and juicy pear. Oh my phrase, are they ever good! Has that description alone piqued your curiosity? If not, let me let you know that you just in all probability have the remaining elements at residence already: baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, eggs, salt, flour, and sugar.
These pear bars are so dense and delicious, your loved ones will love them! You actually ought to make them as we speak as a result of even in the event you don’t have pears helpful, you solely have to purchase two of them.
Substances You’ll Must Make Chewy Pear Bars:
- Baking powder
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Darkish brown sugar
- Floor cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Flour
- Floor ginger
- Eggs
- Butter
- Sugar
- Pears
Make Chewy Pear Bars:
For Pear Bar Crust
Place sugar, graham crumbs, and butter in a medium bowl and minimize along with a pastry cutter or long-tined fork till properly blended.
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It ought to appear like this.
Dump the crumb combination into the underside of a 9×13 baking dish.
Press down into the pan together with your palms.
Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden brown.
Whereas that’s baking, we have to make our filling.
Place your flour, brown sugar, and graham cracker crumbs for the filling within the medium bowl.
Lower along with a fork till it’s properly mixed.
Add in baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger and stir once more.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Stir that up till it turns into a batter.
*It will be awfully thick however because the brown sugar begins to interrupt down it can develop into rather more liquified.
Peel and cube your pears and fold these in gently.
*Word: The pear juice provides plenty of liquid as properly.
Pour pear combination over your baked crust.
Unfold to the sides.
Bake this at 350 for about 25 to half-hour or till set within the middle.
Voila, chewy pear bars!
Get pleasure from these chewy, buttery, brown sugary bars of goodness!
Retailer Pear Bars:
Retailer leftover bars in an hermetic container both at room temperature or within the fridge for as much as 3 days. You may as well freeze bars for as much as 1 month. Thaw at room temperature earlier than serving.
Recipe Notes:
For added texture, fold 1/2 cup of nuts into the pear filling combination, like sliced almonds or chopped pecans.
Recipe FAQs:
How do you serve pear bars?
They’re scrumptious on their very own, however for an unforgettable fall dessert, serve your pear bar slice with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a drizzle of caramel sauce.
What are one of the best pears to make use of for baking?
You need to use any form of pears, you simply need to be certain they’re ripe (not over-ripe).
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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

Servings: 12
Energy: 225kcal
Crust
- 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
Filling
- 2.5 cups darkish brown sugar or gentle brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup peeled and diced pears about 2 pears
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon floor ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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In a medium bowl, place the crust elements. Utilizing a long-tined fork or pastry cutter, minimize and stir elements collectively till crumbly. Press into the underside of a 9×13 baking dish and bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden brown.
3 cups graham cracker crumbs, 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter, 1/4 cup sugar
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Whereas the crust is baking, use the identical bowl to mix brown sugar, graham crumbs for the filling, and flour. Stir properly till flour is properly included. Stir in cinnamon, ginger, salt, and baking powder. Add eggs and vanilla and stir till batter varieties. Fold in chopped pear items.
2.5 cups darkish brown sugar, 3 eggs, 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon floor ginger, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1 cup peeled and diced pears
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Pour the pear filling onto the baked crust and unfold it to the sides. Return to the oven and bake for an extra 25 to half-hour, or till the combination is about within the middle. Enable them to chill fully earlier than chopping.
Energy: 225kcal
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