What Are Bartlett pears and How Can I Use Them?
Wondering what to do with bartlett pears? This guide covers how to pick them, cook them, store them, and swap them — with 9 recipes to put them to work.
| In Chinese: | 巴特利特梨 | |
| British (UK) term: | Bartlett pears | |
| en français: | poires Bartlett | |
| en español: | peras Bartlett |
Recipes using bartlett pears
There are 9 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Pear & Almond Pancakes
Pear and almond pancakes with syrup-soaked Bartletts and slivered nuts pressed right into the batter, finished with warm fig-maple syrup. A weekend breakfast with real brunch-menu flair.
Steamed Honey Pears
Fresh Bartlett pears cored, stuffed with minced Chinese dates and orange honey, then gently steamed until tender. A traditional Chinese dessert with just three ingredients that's elegant and naturally light.
Jelly-Filled Pears in Puff Pastry with Caramel Sauce
Whole Bartlett pears cored and filled with currant jelly, wrapped in golden puff pastry and baked, served pooled in Calvados caramel sauce. A bakery-window dessert that looks impossible but isn't.
Lavender-Pepper Pears
Lavender-pepper pears are ripe Bartlett pears sprinkled with crumbled lavender, cracked black pepper, and lemon juice. An elegant no-cook fruit dessert.
Fresh Fruit with Vanilla Sauce
Fresh bananas and Bartlett pears drizzled with melted vanilla ice cream as a ready-made custard sauce, topped with chopped pecans. No cooking, no custard-making. The ice cream is the sauce.
French Pear Pie
French pear pie with sliced Bartlett pears, orange juice concentrate, and a cinnamon-ginger crumb topping. A rustic, crumble-topped fall dessert with warm spice.
Spiced Pear Butter
Silky pear butter simmered with white wine, vanilla bean, cardamom, and whole spices, then canned for year-round enjoyment. A gorgeous homemade preserve that makes Bartlett pears shine.
Caramel-Glazed Pear Cake
This is absolutely great, full of flavor and very moist, denfinitely a keeper for my family.
Spiced Fruit Chutney
Spiced fruit chutney with pears, apples, cranberries, and currants simmered in apple cider vinegar with ginger, cinnamon, and orange zest. A tart-sweet autumn condiment for cheese, turkey, and pork.
