Miso chicken with sesame nashi salad
Up your grill game!
Pear & rhubarb pie
Is there anything better than a warm pie on a cold day?
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Pear and coconut impossible pie
This pear and coconut impossible pie gets its name from the fact that it’s impossible to go wrong! This dessert pie is quick, easy, sweet ‘n’ fruity! Looking for a classic impossible pie, one with blueberries or more pie recipes? This is also delicious with other canned fruit such as peaches, apricots, apple or berries. […]
What’s in season: April
Buying in season food in is a sure fire way to enjoy the best quality produce without breaking the bank. Here’s what’s in season this April and how to cook it! Looking for more in season recipes? This classic veg are a solid favourite side dish for years but we go beyond boring boiled beans. […]
Pork and sage meatballs with cabbage and pear
Have a ball.
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Devilled sausages
A classic budget friendly meal the whole family will love.
Pre-bender green juice
The remedy that works, and tastes good too.
Pear fritters with raspberry rose syrup
The perfect dessert.
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Ginger and pear cobbler
Warm up with this comforting winter dessert!
Pear and ginger upside-down cake
Turn dessert on its head.
Rich dark chocolate tart with poached pears
Treat yourself.
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Pear tarte Tatin
This classic upside down French pastry is works just as well with sweet, caramelised pears as it does as an apple tarte Tatin
Poached pear and polenta tart
Bring this to your next get-together and you'll never be asked to bring a green salad again.
Sweet fruit crumble recipes
There are few desserts more comforting than the humble crumble.
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Brown sugar pavlova with moscato poached pears and honeycomb
A modern twist on a classic Australian dessert, this pavlova is made with brown sugar, and piled high with syrupy sweet toppings.
Easter trifle
This recipe is a great way to use the abundance of hot cross buns available around Easter time.
Pear and almond rice porridge
Using rolled rice instead of oats, this delicious warming breakfast recipe is naturally gluten-free.
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Witlof, pear and pecan salad with blue cheese dressing
This simple salad brings together the perfect elements of crunchy, creamy, salty, and sweet for a satisfying side dish.
Sensational strudel recipes
Delight your loved ones with one of our Austrian-style strudels. Delicate, flaky filo pastry is filled with sweet fruits, crunchy nuts and creamy ricotta for the ultimate dessert. From a classic apple and cinnamon combination to a stonefruit recipe perfect for summer, you're sure to find something to love here. Just serve with a big scoop of ice-cream for a delicious treat.
Roast pork shoulder with stuffed onions and pickled pear
Make a statement with this beautiful roast from The Australian Women's Weekly's 'The Butcher' cookbook. With sweet stuffed onions, pickled pears and crackling to die for, it's sure to be requested time and time again.
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Poached pears with sabayon
Sophisticated and surprisingly simple, this sensational dish sure makes a statement. Simply divine!
Sensational savoury pear recipes
While they are a favourite fruit in desserts, pears can also be added to your savoury dishes to transform the meal with a touch of sweetness. Here, we've pulled together our best recipes that feature the humble fruit.
24 perfect pear desserts
Aussie pears are at their finest during autumn and winter and what better way to celebrate their peak seasons than to make them the star of your next dessert? Here, we've pulled together a few of our favourite treats that make the most of a variety of these sweet fruits. There's everything from syrupy poached beurre bosc pears and flaky puff pastry pear tarts to a perfect steamed pudding and cute corella cupcakes.
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Pear and Seville marmalade cake
Seville orange marmalade is traditionally made with the bitter Seville orange. It has a tangy and bittersweet flavour which adds a lovely tang to sweet pears in this cake.
Roasted pears with cinnamon labne
A sweet and spiced fruity indulgence! Treat yourself to this these tender roasted pears in a lemon herbal tea syrup. Ideal for diabetics.
Ginger, pear and pistachio crumbles
No need to feel guilty about having dessert! This delicious pear and nut crumble can be adapted for vegan and paleo diets.
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Pasta with almond and walnut paste, pears and broad beans
Enjoy this nutritious and flavoursome pasta dish, loaded with a punchy and nutty almond and walnut paste, sweet pears and broad beans! Healthy dinner options have never tasted so good!
Coconut rice pudding and poached pears
This divine coconut rice pudding with sweet spiced poached pears is the ultimate mouthwatering dessert!
Pear and raspberry pies with coconut pastry
You will love these scrumptious pear and raspberry pies with coconut pastry! So simple, so tasty, and made lower in sugar with rice malt syrup, so you can indulge guilt-free!
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Pear and raspberry bread
Snack in style with this divine pear and raspberry loaf. It's perfect for morning or afternoon tea, or a work lunchbox treat.
Apple and pear pie
This country style classic has a thick buttery crust and is jam packed with lightly spiced stewed fruits - delightful!
Pear and date crumble with honey oat topping
This mouthwatering pear and date crumble stirs in sweet honey and a generous hint of spices for a warming winter dessert.
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Upside-down pear and chocolate cake
Delight your family and friends with this beautiful upside down dessert served fresh out of the oven. Indulge your senses with decadent chocolate cake topped with juicy, sweet tender pears.
Apple and pear crumble
This family classic is perfect for a cool winter's evening, the ultimate crumbly comfort food packed full of juicy fruit to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Prosciutto-wrapped turkey with pears
This succulent oven-roasted turkey with salty prosciutto is served with tenderly cooked pears and a sauce made from sour, fruity juices. It's sure top enliven any festive feast.
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Caramel pear self-saucing puddings
These sweet pear puddings draped with caramel sauce make an uplifting dessert for the whole family - especially on a cool autumn or winter night.
Poached pear tart with warm chocolate sauce
Keep 'em coming back for more with this rich, indulgent dessert. Pears infused with cinnamon add a soft texture to this tart while rich, dark chocolate sauce satisfies the chocaholic in us all.
Baked caramel custards with roasted pears
This creamy caramelised and baked mixture, enjoyed alongside juicy, sweet pears, is the ideal afternoon pick-me-up or pleasurable dessert.
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Blackberry and pear pie
A modern take on Grandma's classic apple pie. Replace chunks of apple with pear and blackberry but keep that golden pastry crust. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for traditional comfort food.
Poached pears in red wine sauce
Create a decadent dessert with less than ten ingredients that will impress everyone with its vibrant colour and juicy sweet flavour.
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Poached pears with ginger shortbread
Treat your guests to something a little more decadent with these sweet poached pears, marinated in white wine. Crunchy ginger shortbread provides the perfect accompaniment to such soft, juicy desserts.
Rice custard with caramelised pears
Add a twist to the standard rice pudding with the addition of sultanas and a side of rich caramelised pears.
Rhubarb and winter fruit crumble
This is so pretty with its red juicy fruits and is great for using up any orphan fruits in the bowl.
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Hot chocolate custard with red wine pears
Leaving the fruit intact will give your presentation a professional edge.
Mezze platter with salmon gravlax
Rich, opulent European dishes put an international spin on any occasion. This platter works as an entree, paired with hearty breads.
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Pear and ginger crumble
You could also use apples or add spices and flaked almonds to the mix.
Maple baked pears with sweet mascarpone
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
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Pear and celeriac salad with prosciutto
Not suitable to freeze. Note
Nashi pear puds
Nashi – the main variety being nijisseiki – are ready for eating when their skin is a light yellow-green colour. When over-ripe they turn a richer yellow and begin to loss their crisp texture. Note
Pear chutney with char-grilled pork cutlet
Not suitable to freeze or microwave Note
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Poached pear and quince with almond crumble
Recipe can be prepared several hours ahead. Reheat the fruit in the syrup before serving. Note
Rocket and pear salad
Dress salad just before serving. Toast nuts by gently tossing in a dry frying pan for 1 minute. Note
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Baked pears with chocolate sauce
You'll have most of the ingredients for this simple yet scrumptious dessert in your fridge or pantry using in-season​ pears.
Pear and raspberry crumble
As the weather starts to get colder, it's time to revisit warming Autumn desserts and this crumble is a real winner.
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Butterflied pork steaks with pear and apple salsa
Fresh and crisp, this pear and apple salsa is the perfect side for tender butterflied pork steaks.
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Pork cutlets with caramelised pear sauce
While it's more commonly paired with apple, pear is a spectacular match for succulent pork.
Rhubarb and pear custard cake
We have rhubarb. We have pear. We have custard. We have cake. Put them all together and we have rhubarb and pear custard cake. What's not to love? Not much, in our view. Serve it warm, with cream.
Dried pear crisps
These delicately flavoured pear crisps make a great snack on their own, but are also excellent served on top of yoghurt and muesli, or used to decorate a pear cake or pudding.
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Cheddar with spiced pear paste
For this easy platter, use your favourite cheddar; we like a sharp-tasting aged cheese.
Braised pork with pears and cider
Pears accompany pork just as perfectly as apples. The flesh of the fruit softens and sweetens the meat.
Honey and saffron pears
The toffee nests can be made up to an hour before serving if the weather is cool. Note
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Apple and pear crumble
Serve this delicious gluten-free crumble with cold vanilla ice-cream.
Blue cheese and pear toasts
Pear and blue cheese: a match made in culinary heaven.
Chocolate and coconut dessert friands
We used chocolate with a 70% cocoa content. If paradise pears are unavailable, substitute 5 canned pear halves and omit step 1. Note
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Bircher muesli with caramelised poached pears
A delicious, hearty breakfast dish for the cooler months.
Pear and hazelnut bread
This pear and hazelnut bread are a delightfully fruity and crispy accompaniment to your morning or afternoon brew. They also make a lovely and thoughtful homemade gift.
Poached pears with espresso syrup
These gorgeous poached pears are slow-cooked in a sugary sweet syrup and served drizzled with a fragrant coffee sauce and crisp hazelnut wafers.
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Ginger muffins with stewed pear
Make the batter for these muffins the night before you want to bake and serve them. Note
Chicken, rocket and pear wraps
With the added crunch of walnuts, these tasty wraps make a satisfying and simple lunch.
Nashi, walnut and ginger strudel
With the added texture of walnuts and sesame seeds, this delectable pear and ginger strudel makes a most satisfying dessert.
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Poached quince and pears with almond crumble
These gently poached quinces and pears are soft and juicy and sweet. They are complimented wonderfully by the crispy almond crumble. If you like, you could serve them with whipped cream.
White chocolate cream with poached nectarines
You can also use peaches, apricots or plums instead of nectarines. Keep any leftover poaching liquid to poach other fruit; or simmer the liquid until it's reduced and syrupy, stir in 1 tablespoon orange-flavoured liqueur then pour over ice cream.
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Watercress salad
We used corella pears for this recipe. You will need a bunch of watercress weighing about 350g in total to yield the leaves required for this salad. Note
T-bones with blue-cheese butter and pear salad
Tender T-bone steaks with blue-cheese butter and a sweet pear salad from Australian Women's Weekly.
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Duck confit with pan-fried kipflers and pear and watercress salad
An exquisite duck confit with pan-fried kipflers and pear and watercress salad for special occasions. The simple and centuries old process of cooking duck in this way has changed very little.
Almond pear flan
This tart is simply delicious warm with cream or ice-cream, and perfect with tea or coffee.
Champagne and rosewater poached pears
Poaching whole pears in champagne allows the flavour of the wine to seep into the flesh of the fruit, so use the best quality champagne that you can afford.
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Golden boiled pudding
We used Grand Marnier in this recipe but you could use any citrus-flavoured liqueur you like. Serve warm with lashings of cream, custard or hard sauce.
Pears poached in cranberry syrup
Sweetly astringent cranberry juice is gorgeous paired with simply poached sweet, ripe pears.
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Roasted pear and baby spinach salad
Roasted pears are soft, sweet and somehow autumnal in flavour, they're also complemented beautifully by the balsamic and mustard dressing on this pear and baby spinach salad.
Warm cinnamon pear cakes
The cooking time for the pears will vary slightly depending on their ripeness. Note
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Asian-spiced salmon with nashi, mint and coriander salad
This Asian spiced salmon dish is absolutely mouthwatering. The delicate, sweetness of the Nashi pears are a perfect accompaniment.
Pears and parmesan
Beurre bosc pears can be substituted for corella pears. Note
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Caramel pear self-saucing puddings
Soft, succulent and saucy, these individual self-saucing pear and caramel puddings are a fabulous winter dessert.
Caramelised pears
Quick, easy and ever so slightly boozy, if you're looking for a dessert you can throw together quickly without sacrificing on flavour this caramelised pears on vanilla ice-cream recipe is perfect.