40 Pear Recipes to Use Up Your Bounty of Seasonal Fruit

Ripe, juicy pears are one of the season's best treats. They add sweetness to fall salads and roasts, pair perfectly with warm baking spices in autumnal desserts and effortlessly dress up seasonal cocktails. If you've got a bag or two on hand after a trip to the orchard or market, you're in the right place—we can help you use them up in the most delicious ways possible. One of our favorite ideas? Combining two quintessential fall fruits (apples and pears) in an Instant Pot® version of a classic dessert. This rich and decadent clafoutis is sweet, delicious—and ready in a fraction of time it would normally take.

Ina's 5-star recipe is a fall favorite with fans raving that it's the 'best ever'. Better make a double batch!

In this perfect oven pancake, cottage cheese lightens the batter and keeps it fluffy and moist as it bakes atop a pinwheel of caramelized pears. A generous pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup are the finishing touches on the easiest, most impressive pancake around.

This quick-and-simple fall sip doubles down on the pear flavor with pear brandy and freshly sliced fruit.