Spiced Honey Pear Bread (Canned, Frozen or Fresh)
Spiced Honey Pear Bread is a delicious and easy sweet bread. And it works with canned or frozen pears for a treat that is budget-friendly, even in winter!
Spiced Honey Pear Bread
I love the holidays–and especially the week between Christmas and New Year’s. The pressure is off and the leftovers plentiful. Talk about merry!
One of my easy-living adaptations is to only do two meals/day—even with my husband and kids home. But dining lite has one important prerequisite: leaving ample snacks around. Healthy, of course.
Home canned pears–a fun discovery
This year I made a spiced honey pear bread inspired by a jar of home canned pears I found in my pantry. What a refreshing blast from summer!
Have you heard that we are eating (almost) all local this year? That means a lot of cooking from preserved ingredients. But this was hardly a hardship when it came time to serve this honey pear bread!
Spiced Pear Bread, Cut
And even if you’re not dining local, canned or frozen fruit can offer seasonal cost savings!
The honey pear bread was a big hit and half the loaf disappeared while still warm. More tomorrow I guess!
Celebrate with Pear Desserts!
- • 1/4 cup oil of your choice, (melted if a hard oil)
- • 1/2 cup honey (can substitute sugar and 1 T extra juice or milk)
- • 1 teaspoons vanilla
- • 2 eggs, beaten
- • 1/4 c fruit juice (from can) or milk (or 2T juice + 2 T rum)
- • 2 c whole wheat pastry flour (or half whole wheat, half all purpose)
- • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- • 1 teaspoon baking soda
- • 1/4 teaspoon salt
- • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- • 1 t cardamom (optional)
- • 1 t cinnamon
- • 1 can (15 ounces) pear halves, drained & chopped, or 1 1/2 cup cored and chopped fresh or frozen pears
- Combine honey, oil, vanilla and fruit juice. Add beaten egg and combine well.
- Mix dry ingredients (except pears) and combine with wet ingredients.
- Fold in chopped pears
- Grease or spray a loaf pan and flour the bottom.
- Bake at 350F until bread tests done with a toothpick--about an hour.
- Wait 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
I love pears and your bread sounds like a delicious way to start the morning with a cup of hot tea.
Yes, isn’t a little something sweet with some tea or coffee a perfect simple breakfast!
i’ve never made a bread with pears, and to be honest, i’m not sure your canned pears would make it as far as that–they would be devoured with a fork and a smile. 🙂
Well, munching is one of the benefits of cooking, right Grace?!
I love apples, and apple bread. But pears are definitely my favorite, so this bread will surely be fantastic! Happy New Year, Inger! And brava for your “eating local” goals!
You know I used to be much more of an apple person, but I’ve grown to prefer pears as well. Great fresh and so versatile for cooking! Happy New Year to you as well David!
Looks absolutely wonderful!! I love pears and these looks amazing!!
Thanks Gloria!
You are always filled with such delicious surprises, Inger. Thank you so much for sharing…Praying you and yours had a memorable Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year! Cheers!!!
So good to hear from you Louise! Best wishes for a wonderful 2018 to you too!