Pear walnut squares

Submitted by Steve P.

"Excellent way to prepare the abundant fall harvest of pears. Serve at room temperature or on crisp fall night nuke for a few seconds and serve warm. For an added treat serve with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 ripe pears, peeled,cored and sliced
• 3 large eggs
• 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar, butter, 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and salt; mix well.
3. Press into the bottom of a greased 7 x 11-inch baking dish.
4. Top with nuts and pear slices.
5. In the same mixing bowl, beat together eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and remaining cinnamon until well combined; pour over pears.
6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until set in center.
7. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Reviews

[Sue Mayes]

Wonderful or is heavenly a better word....taste great and was easy to make.

 

[khi]

These bars are a lovely, muffin-top like treat. I've already made them twice in one week per my mother-in-law's request. I made a few adjustments such as leaving the pears unpeeled and toasting the walnuts first; the former didn't detract from the taste and the latter enhanced the flavour. Also, for my MIL's sake, I used between 6-8 TBS of agave syrup rather than sugar. The second time I made the squares, I forgot to add vanilla without any negative side effects and added about 1 tsp of cardamom - a really yummy touch as far as I am concerned! This recipe is very forgiving and can be altered to suit needs easily. Thank you for posting it!

 

[HABS1103]

I have a pear tree and I was looking for different pear recipes to try. I made it for a party and it was a big hit. The only change I made was using pecans instead of walnuts. Thanks for sharing.

 

[pha3134]

And easy recipe and very nice taste. Added craisins as one reviewer suggested.

 

[okinok]

I got this recipe from the local paper years ago and absolutely love it. I make it regularly for parties and it is always a big hit. To make it fancy, I cook it in a 10" Springform pan or pie plate and try to arrange the pears in a pretty way. Then it has more of a cake appearance. When we make it that way, we call it pear tart, though it is really to high to be a tart.