There's a lot you can do with pears. Bake them into tarts, roast them until they're warm and golden, or turn them into a pear jam, ready for dolloping onto pikelets. The choice is yours.
26 perfect pear recipes
Apples may keep the doctor away, but pears keep them coming back for more.
![**[Corella pear tarte Tatin](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/corella-pear-tarte-tatin-16063|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/06/04/16063/web_Tarte-Tatin01.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Honey and saffron roasted pears with spiced yoghurt](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/honey-and-saffron-roasted-pears-with-spiced-yoghurt-16231|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/07/30/16231/GT1807_Quick_meals-_Honey_and_saffron_roasted_pears_with_spiced_yoghurtA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Honey and saffron roasted pears with spiced yoghurt
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Pear and ginger cobbler](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pear-and-ginger-cobbler-12273|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/03/18/12273/web_cobbler.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Court
![**[Pear brioche tart with maple custard cream](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pear-brioche-tart-with-maple-custard-cream-12106|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/10/28/32006/1114GT-party-dessert-recipes-pear-brioche-tart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Pear brioche tart with maple custard cream
Photo: William Meppem![**[Pear crumble slice](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pear-crumble-slice-12247|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/12/12247/web_pearcrumble.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Pear, thyme and hazelnut tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pear-thyme-and-hazelnut-tart-12270|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/06/03/34967/0615GT-apple-pear-recipes-pear-tart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Court
![**[Semolina pudding with caramel pears](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/semolina-pudding-with-caramel-pears-13608|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/06/04/35032/0615GT-gourmet-fast-semolina-puddings.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Semolina pudding with caramel pears
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Baked matcha custard with ginger-poached pears](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/baked-matcha-custard-with-ginger-poached-pears-12310|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/07/03/35286/0715GT-custard-recipes-baked-matcha.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Baked matcha custard with ginger-poached pears
Photo: William Meppem![**[Pikelets with pear jam](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/pikelets-with-pear-jam-13809|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/18/13809/Pikelets-with-pear-jam_web.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Curtis Stone's maple pear and muesli crumble](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/maple-pear-and-muesli-crumble-12532|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/12/12532/web_pearcrumble2.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Curtis Stone's maple pear and muesli crumble
Photo: William Meppem![**[Ginger-chocolate tart with roast pears](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/ginger-chocolate-tart-with-roast-pears-12743|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2017/04/11/48975/GT_Chocolate_043.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Ginger-chocolate tart with roast pears
Photo: Mikkel Vang![**[Rhubarb and pear dartois](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/rhubarb-and-pear-dartois-12835|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2017/09/06/50357/web-dartois-C1533DD2_GT_BH_5.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Hansen
![**[Pear, honey and ginger pudding](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pear-honey-and-ginger-pudding-12761|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/07/17/12761/web_ppear_pudding.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Pear, honey and ginger pudding
Photo: Chris Court![**[Stokehouse Q's dark chocolate pots de crème with ginger pear](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/dark-chocolate-pots-de-creme-with-ginger-pear-15966|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/05/23/15966/GT1805_Fare_Exchange_Hot_chocolateA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Stokehouse Q's dark chocolate pots de crème with ginger pear
Photo: Andrew Finlayson![**[Bar Rochford's hay panna cotta with chamomile pears and malt crumb](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/hay-panna-cotta-chamomile-pears-malt-crumb-16602|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/11/09/16602/GT1811_Rock_the_Capital_Bar_Rochford_Hay_panna_cotta_with_chamomile_pears_and_malt_crumbA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Bar Rochford's hay panna cotta with chamomile pears and malt crumb
Photo: Mark Roper![**[Cabbage, celeriac and pear salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/cabbage-celeriac-pear-salad-16760|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/12/14/16760/GT1812_Quick_Meals_Cabbage_celeriac_and_pear_saladA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Cabbage, celeriac and pear salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Jaci Koludrovic's caramelised Marsala pear crostata](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/pear-crostata-16507|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/10/12/16507/GT1810_Sweet_Life_Caramelised_Marsala_pear_crostataA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Jaci Koludrovic's caramelised Marsala pear crostata
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Pears baked in Marsala](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/baked-pears-marsala-17255|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/07/17/17255/web_pears_marsala.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Chen
![**[An easy plum, pear and ginger crumble](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/pear-crumble-17150|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/13/17150/web_crumbleplum.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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An easy plum, pear and ginger crumble
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Glazed pear and sour cream buns**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/glazed-pear-and-sour-cream-buns-11749|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/04/07/28207/glazed-pear-buns.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Glazed pear and sour cream buns
Photo: Chris Court![[**Pear and almond skillet cake**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/pear-and-almond-skillet-cake-13381|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/04/07/28211/pear-almond-skillet-cake.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Dean Wilmot
![[**Pear dartois**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/pear-dartois-7868|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/04/07/28218/pear-dartois.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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![[**Pear and sour cream grunt**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pear-and-sour-cream-grunt-10993|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/04/07/28220/pear-grunt.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![[**Rhubarb and pear yeast cake**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/rhubarb-and-pear-yeast-cake-11022|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/04/07/28227/rhubarb-pear-yeast-cake.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![[**Slow-roasted leg of lamb with rosé pears and cloves of garlic**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/slow-roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-rose-pears-and-cloves-of-garlic-10170|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/04/07/28228/roasted-leg-of-lamb.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Slow-roasted leg of lamb with rosé pears and cloves of garlic
Photo: Con Poulos![**[Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/roast-pears-with-maple-syrup-and-vanilla-creme-fraiche-13724|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/18/13724/Maple-roast-pears_web.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche
Photo: Ben Dearnley
