Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2011

We had a few pears that were overly ripe, and I didn't want to make a pie (or go to the supermarket for any items). Came across this recipe, and adapted it to fit what I had. I had dried cranberries, so substituted those for the raisins and used Orange Juice instead of Apple. Also added some oatmeal, and it gave it such great flavor and texture. I upped the amount of cinnamon, and added nutmeg & ground ginger as well. So delicious and easy! Can really be made with whatever you have on hand!

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shaunaD

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2010

I used this as a skeleton recipe and used several of the reviewer's tips. I omitted lemon, made a filling of oatmeal, dates, honey, brown sugar, and almonds. I had no apple juice so I used a Riesling wine. Amazing flavor! 3 pears filled a 9X13 pan. Baked for 40 mins.

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savantmi

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Smithsburg, Maryland, USA

Living In: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009

Yummy!! We didn't have apple juice so we used Orange juice and grand Marnier!! Next time we will try it with apples.

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mamadar

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

I used the idea of this recipe and stuffed it with what my family loves best - "Fruit Crisp Topping Mix" from this site! it was so good. I followed the rest of the recipe as stated.

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Chef4Six

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Monsey, New York, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

Super tasty (and rich) recipe...best served with ice cream! My husband and I enjoyed very much, thanks for sharing!

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mrandmrssalvador

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

Excellent - a light and tasty ending to any meal. Instead of using butter, I just gave a quick spritz of Pam over the pears. They're good hot or cold.

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Basg

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Jerusalem, Mehoz Yerushalayim, Israel

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2007

Very good. The lemon was nice, but orange may have been good, too. I will try it next time. Also, I think it would be fabulous paired with vanilla ice cream, of which I had none. Again, next time!

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TexasJen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2007

My family really enjoyed this dessert but agreed that we will make it sweeter next time. The lemon came through more than the maple and brown sugar.

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Lisa W.

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2006

This is a great recipe. I didn't have any lemons so I used orange where it called for lemon and still came out great. I served with ice cream when the pears just came out of the oven and was a hit.

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