This is the first bread I have ever made, and it came out great. I found this recipe while looking for something I could use the canned pears I've had in the pantry for a year. This was delicious, moist, and was super-easy for a first timer. I especially love that it didn't require a mixer.

This was a good way to get rid of pears, but as a bread it was more cinnamon-spice flavored than pear. I think I still prefer zucchini, pumpkin and banana breads to this one. It was a great experiment though, and it was easy enough to be worth the effort.

Did 1 cup sugar and applesauce and 1c oatmeal per recommendations. Emily the 7 1/2 year old.

Taking suggestions, I used all applesauce (no oil) and rather than decreasing the sugar, I used 1/2 white, 1/2 brown. I also chopped/diced the pears. This just cooled off enough for a taste--and it's just right--not too sweet, perfect amount of moistness/firmness. Others said this was too "light" for a bread, but I think it came out perfect. I mixed this by hand, so maybe that's why? The cinnamon is the main flavor, so next time, I think I'll use more pears (maybe 1/2 again as much). Thanks for a new and easy way to use pears!

The whole family loved the bread. We finished it in 4 days!

wonderful recipe :) i made a few variations after reading other reviewers- cutting down to 1c sugar, applesauce instead of oil, and increasing the amount of pears. i look forward to making this over and over again.

I had tons of over ripe pears to use and not alot of ingredients to hand. So to make this I used half wholewheat and half self raising flour, 1 cup of white sugar, 1/2tsp cinnamon, 1/2tsp ground ginger, 1 cup of pear puree (I also mixed in one over ripe banana) instead of oil, 2 cups of choppped pears, a handful of chopped dates and a hanful of raisins. Pretty yummy!! I did find them still a bit sweet (even after not adding the full amount of sugar) so next time I'll just omit it. I made 12 muffins and one loaf in total.

Fabulous quick bread! I made a few revisions to the recipe though. As others suggested, I reduced the sugar to 3/4 cup of white, and 3/4 cup of light brown. I also reduced the oil to 1/2 cup, and added two very ripe, mashed bananas. For the pear, I used 2 cups of pear purée, and also added 1 cup of white chocolate chips. It turned out fantastic - I will make this over and over again!

This was not a bad bread, but it did not taste a thing like pears at all to me. It was not as moist as I would have hoped. Good flavor, but not what I was looking for.

I took advice from another reviewer and diced the pears to try and get more pear flavor. Both my husband and I weren't all that fond of biting into the occasional cold mush... but to each his own. ;) The cinnamon dominated the taste anyway (which I like) so I'm pretty sure grating will be sufficient next time. It was very good (even with the chunks)! I recommend this recipe and will make it again!

This is an excellent recipe! Everytime I make it, it disappears. Can't go wrong with this one!

Loved it! Had never thought of using pears in a bread before finding this recipe, great way to use up some extra fruit. Only changes I made were those suggestions in other reviews: used half oil and half applesauce, added 1/2 tsp nutmeg and increased cinnamon to 1-1/2 tsp. Also used walnuts simply because they were on-hand. Definitely a recipe to repeat!

I chopped the pears instead of shredding. Also, I cut the oil to 1/2 cup and increased the pears to about 2 2/3 cups. Very moist and flavorful! No doubt I'll be making this again.

EXCELLENT

Great recipe! I did make some of the same changes as others -- applesauce for the oil, added nutmeg, cut sugar nearly in half, substituted whole wheat flour, made into muffins (baking for 17 minutes)... All in all, I think this deserves 5 stars. Nice change to the usual banana bread.

I altered this recipe a bit. I used 3 1/2 diced pears instead of shredding and I added a banana. I also used 1 1/2 cups of sugar instead of 2 cups and I baked it in 1 loaf pan. I like a heavey, doey bread and this was more cake-like. The taste was delicious, just a little light to be called a bread.