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Blushing Cranberry Pears

Submitted by: Noodlefork 
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Living In: Davenport, Iowa, USA
These cranberry and cinnamon-flavored, sweet, pink pears are very delicious! 

Superb Cranberry Sauce with Apples and Pears

Submitted by: Lisa Shafer 
This cranberry sauce has extra spices, diced fruits, and orange juice added to make it more exciting than plain old cranberries. Everyone always loves this at Thanksgiving and it disappears fast! It's best when made the night before and left to rest in the refrigerator overnight so all the flavors can blend together. 

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Minted Pears

Submitted by: Mary Selner 
My grandmother would use food coloring to make red and green pears only at Christmastime, and I enjoy carrying on her tradition. When I prepare this for a salad, I fill the centers with fresh fruit, fruit cocktail or cottage cheese. As a dessert, there are more options...a dab of whipping cream with a cherry on top, a drizzle of chocolate on top of the whipped cream or a scoop of sherbet in a contrasting color. -Mary Selner, Green Bay, Wisconsin 

Poached Orange Pears

Submitted by: Edna Lee 
These pears are very simple to prepare, but so elegant, assures Edna Lee of Greeley, Colorado. I love to serve them when fresh raspberries are in season. They make a beautiful presentation for special occasions and are always well liked by both young and old. TIP: I've occasionally used home-canned pear halves and no one ever knows the difference, Edna says. 

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Gingered Pears

Submitted by: Isabel Shurtleff 
When I was a girl, we had a lot of pear trees. This recipe was one that my mother made often for us. I still remember how good those pears tasted. 

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Almond-Stuffed Pears

Submitted by: Margaret Allen 
Pears make a comforting side dish in this special recipe shared by Margaret Allen of Abingdon, Virginia. 'We enjoy this hot fruit with a ham dinner,' she says. 

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Baked Stuffed Pears

Submitted by: Marie Labanowski 
This simple dessert is a tasty ending to our Thanksgiving meal of roast turkey or pork. Pears are a yummy change from the typical apples. --Marie Labanowski, New Hampton, New York 

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Pears with Raspberry Sauce

Submitted by: Constance Rak 
The yummy recipe for Pears with Raspberry Sauce was shared by Constance Rak of Westlake, Ohio. 'This dish came about when I was expecting company and wanted to make a light pretty dessert with items that I already had on hand,' she recalls. 'My guests really enjoyed it. I now make it as often as I can--new audience, same dessert, everybody loves it!' 

Pears Covered with Chocolate

Submitted by: Mariana, Helena e Margarida 
This is a simple dessert, which is made with pears and chocolate, and it's very sweet!! 

Pear Cranberry Crumble

Submitted by: Taste of Home Test Kitchen 
Our Test Kitchen cooks got creative with this crumble. Pears provide a tasty change of pace from apples and other fruits that are more commonly used in pies and desserts. Cranberries add color, and spiced-up oats top off this old-fashioned dessert with a yummy crunch. 
 
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