Pear Gingerbread

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This recipe for Pear Gingerbread is perfectly spiced and full of flavor. It’s easy to mix up in a blender and is great for an afternoon snack or topped with some ice cream for a holiday dessert.

This recipe for Pear Gingerbread is perfectly spiced and full of flavor. It's easy to mix up in a blender and is great for an afternoon snack or topped with some ice cream for a holiday dessert.

Hi Friends!

Time for another month of Recipe Redux. This month’s theme was creative quick breads and this gingerbread is what I came up with. I’ve been craving gingerbread for a few weeks now. More specifically, these Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins. When I saw this month’s theme, I immediately knew I wanted to make gingerbread but I decided to see what new mix-in I could come up with.

This recipe for Pear Gingerbread is perfectly spiced and full of flavor. It's easy to mix up in a blender and is great for an afternoon snack or topped with some ice cream for a holiday dessert.

My creativity was helped along by the giant bag of pears I bought at Meijer last weekend that all happened to ripen at the same time. Pears and gingerbread sounded like they’d be a great match…and voila! This bread was born.

This recipe for Pear Gingerbread is perfectly spiced and full of flavor. It's easy to mix up in a blender and is great for an afternoon snack or topped with some ice cream for a holiday dessert.

I made it once for myself and then again a few days later to take to my MOPS group. It got the seal of approval there, so I thought I’d share it with you guys.

Here’s how you make it:

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This recipe for Pear Gingerbread is perfectly spiced and full of flavor. It’s easy to mix up in a blender and is great for an afternoon snack or topped with some ice cream for a holiday dessert.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 1 loaf 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups chopped pears
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • Optional glaze – 1/4 cup plain yogurt + 1 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • Optional topping – pomegranate arils

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients except flour in a blender and puree until smooth.
  2. Add flour to blender and process until just combined.
  3. Pour into greased loaf pan at bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
  4. Let cool completely.
  5. Drizzle with glaze and top with pomegranate just before serving if desired.

Notes

If you don’t have a blender you could use a food processor.
Or, just puree pears and mix everything in a mixing bowl.
Or simple mash pears well by hand.

The best thing about this bread is how easy it is to prep. Just throw everything in a blender or food processor and then pour into a loaf pan. I line my loaf pan with parchment paper for easy removal.

This recipe for Pear Gingerbread is perfectly spiced and full of flavor. It's easy to mix up in a blender and is great for an afternoon snack or topped with some ice cream for a holiday dessert.

The glaze is just plain yogurt mixed with some powdered sugar. You could also just use vanilla yogurt. Or leave the glaze off altogether. Plus I added some pomegranates for a festive touch!

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Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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  4. When I was little, Mom served gingerbread all winter long. And always topped with a single home-canned pear. I am totally making this to relive my childhood! Thanks for bringing back memories

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  5. YUM! This looks insanely delish! Such a fan of pears this time of year…I think they’re totally understated! 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! XO

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    • Pears and ginger are two of my faves. Can’t wait to try this. What a clever way to prep…in the blender. May stir in some diced pears just to remind me how much I like them!

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