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Caramel Pear Pudding Recipe

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This is a lovely winter dessert that uses pears that are seasonally available. It's easy to fix and a comforting treat after any meal. I enjoy snacking on it in front of the fireplace.—Diane Halferty, Corpus Christi, Texas

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Caramel Pear Pudding Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 3 hours

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup 2% milk
4 medium pears, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup boiling water
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Stir in milk until smooth. Add pears and pecans. Spread evenly into a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and butter; stir in boiling water. Pour over batter (do not stir). Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until pears are tender. Serve warm with ice cream if desired. Yield: 10 servings.

Originally published as Caramel Pear Pudding in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2009, p90

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Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2013 by GrammaMikki

My family went nuts for this dessert and they keep asking for more! I love any easy crockpot dessert, especially when it gets rave reviews!

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2013 by GrammaMikki

This went over big with my whole family, even those who do not like pears! Made it just as recipe called for except I used 3/4 cup buttermilk because I was out of regular milk.

Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2013 by mebrasker

Can you use apples instead? I don't care for pears.

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2012 by selny

I made this for dessert and had problems with the bottom part of the pudding being too runny. My family really liked the flavor and I plan to make it again, but with some slight changes. I think I will omit the boiling water in the sauce, melt the butter and stir the brown sugar into to that.

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by flyovergirl

This was really yummy! I spread the pear mixture in a 9X13 glass pan and baked it at 350 degrees for an hour rather than use the crock pot method and it was perfect. I neglected to buy caramel topping and it was just as well. This dessert is sweet enough (especially with a scoop of French Vanilla ice cream on top) and the topping would have just been "gildiing the lilly". I'm so sure of this recipe that I'm making a batch to take to our staff meeting and I know it will be a big hit.

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2012 by JenfromFlag

This easy dessert was nice to have done ahead of time and ready to serve warm out of the crock pot. I would not serve this without ice cream. I felt like it made a great thick sauce to put over the ice cream (like a topping). Way too sweet to not serve with ice cream.

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2012 by MyraBliss

Is there an option for baking in a traditional oven?

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2012 by seekere

Good!!!!

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2012 by pamberry

this was fabulous...only had two pears but made everything else as directed. will absolutely make again! Drizzled homemade caramel sauce over when it came from the oven and again before I served it. My husband isn't good with words...he said, "Pretty stinkin' good!" I'll take that as a compliment.

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2012 by herbiehill

Hi there all . and FACSteacher. Don't use "melow pears " use firm Bartlet that you can get at the store . I do have last year pears in the fridge wraped up in newapapers and are just mellow and good for just eating . not cooking, yep just back off on the sugar or use honey instead. Sourwood if ya can get it ...Enjoy I did...Herb

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2012 by Kristine15234

you do not have the calorie and fat grams listed on this.

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2011 by FACSteacher

I'm not sure what happened with this recipe. I only made a half recipe since I didn't want a whole batch if it wasn't good. I must have had extra juicy pears because the end result was soupy and nothing like pudding. I calculated all the reduced measurements correctly, too! It was also a little too sweet for me, less brown sugar would be better. I even had caramel ice cream to serve with it but it didn't turn out well.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2010 by pearlrvr

This was amazingly delicious! I will definitely make this again. Mine took 5 hours in the crock pot because I checked it every 30 miuntes after the first 3 hours. If I hadn't lifted the lid, I think the pears would have been tender in about 4 hours. The only changes I made was leaving out the pecans and only adding a pinch of cloves.

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