Mini Pear Pies

This is perfect for fall, game day or anytime.

You can use fresh pears, but you can also use frozen or canned pears if needed.

1 pkg. pre made pie crust

Non stick cooking spray

1 - 2 pears cut up

1 T. each: cornstarch, cold butter cut up into chunks

1/8 -1/4 c. each: sugar, flour (enough to flour work board and rolling pin)

Lemon juice

1/8 - 1/4 tsp. each: ground cinnamon, salt

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Spray 1 muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. 

Remove package of pie crust from refrigerator. 

Let it set out a few minutes to warm up.

This will make it easier to roll out.

Flour work board, rolling pin with some of the flour. 

Remove pie crusts from package. 

Use rolling pin to roll out pie crust to desired thickness. 

Use a wide mouth glass to cut 6 - 8 circles from crust. 

Place crust circles into muffin cups. Repeat process with other pie crust.  

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Rinse, halve, remove core, cut oear into bite size pieces. 

If needed, prepare other pear.

If using frozen or canned pears, cut into bite-size pieces.

In a bowl combine: pears, salt, cinnamon, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice. 

Mix well to coat.

Place 1 tsp. approx. of pear mixture into each muffin cup. 

Top each muffin cup with the cold butter.

 Place muffins tin into oven and bake 20 - 30 minutes or until pies are golden brown. 

Keep an eye on them so that they don't burn. Remove from oven and let cool.

Serves 4 - 6

Partridge in a Pear Tree Pie ™

This is a great pie to serve at your holiday get togethers or anytime.

It's one of my family favorites, I hope it's yours too.

1 package prepared pie crust (2 crusts)
6-8 pears (peeled and sliced)
1/2 - 3/4 c sugar adjust amount
1 tsp. cinnamon
Pinch nutmeg (optional)
2 T. cold  butter cut into pieces
1 tsp. lemon
1-2 T. cornstarch

Remove pie crust from refrigerator and let thaw for a few minutes.

Preheat oven to 350' F.

Rinse, peel, and slice pears. Place in mixing bowl.

Place 1 pie crust in bottom of pie dish.

Add cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg to pears.

 Mix well with wooden spoon.

Put pears in bottom crust of unbaked pie shell.

Top pears with lemon juice. Place butter over pears.

Put remaining crust on top. Make 3 - 4 slits in top crust.

Bake pie for 45 - 1 hr.


Serves 8-10

Fried Apples and Pears, Oh My! ™

This is a favorite recipe of one of my nieces.

This is a great side dish or you can serve it as a snack. You can also serve this over ice cream or alongside breakfast. I used brown sugar but feel free to substitute regular or dietetic sweetener.

1 each: apple,  pear
1 -2 T butter 
1- 2  T sugar (brown, or diet sugar), to taste
1 tsp ground cinnamon, to taste

Cut apple and pear into slices.

Heat saute pan to medium high heat.

Reduce heat to medium, add butter. Add apples, pears to pan and brown on one side for 2 - 4 min. 

Sprinkle half of cinnamon and sugar over fruit. Turn over fruit and repeat process with remaining sugar and cinnamon.

Serves 2.