Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2012

I made this tonight to use up a lot of pears and bananas I had going bad. I don't actually like pears, bananas or cranberries so I didn't expect to like this too much myself....but I LOVED IT. I used a bit more fruit than called for and thought I should compensate by adding a bit more orange juice - I was wrong. I ended up with more fluid than I wanted but it was otherwise delicious, I did leave out the clove and add cinnamon instead.

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Francesca1881

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Everett, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

This recipe was surprisingly good. The combination of fruits seemed a little odd, but it turned out delicious. I followed the recipe as written except substituting 2 fresh pears for the canned ones, and substituting the second 1/8 tsp of cloves with cinnamon instead. The end product still tasted of cloves, and I think if I had used cloves the second time it would have been too strong for my liking. I used fresh squeezed juice from one orange for the orange juice. My kids were looking for the leftovers this morning, but their dad had already taken them to work:)

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Shannon M.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Provo, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2011

Simple and delicious!

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BrianaB

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2011

Good stuff! Didn't have plain oatmeal so used cinnamon spice, added some chopped pecans to the topping. Also added an apple because I had it on hand. A keeper!

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BLEMBO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Largo, Florida, USA

Living In: Fort White, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2009

Bananas make this too sweet. I substituted one tart apple and also used fresh pears. Squeeze the juice of the orange over the fruit, and it won't be too runny.

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LBofMN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hugo, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2009

Loved it- I added blueberries and it was mildly sweet instead of sweet like pie. Might make it again this week!

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Mary A.

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

This was amazing! It took me four bananas. I used a 9x9 pan. I will use a little less OJ next time. I used three fresh (small)pears. I will also make using strawberries and peaches along with the other fruit next time.

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courtney

Reviewed: May 26, 2009

This is excellent! A perfect blend of flavors. I used two very ripe large pears instead of canned as we needed to use them up, frozen cranberries and whole wheat flour instead of white all-purpose. I also doubled the topping as we are topping fans. May try some cinnamon next time too. Super good. An easy one for young children to help out with. Mine loved slicing up the bananas. We will definitely make again soon! Thanks Shannon for the easy and tasty recipe!

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