This Spiced Pear Bread recipe is absolutely perfect for the winter because it has just the right amount of flavor and sweetness for a dessert. Simple bread recipes are my favorite and adding spiced pears to the mix truly makes the treat that much tastier.
MAYBE you need to run out and get pears. But if you don’t have pears, you could always swap them out for apples instead! Whatever works. As long as you take a chance on this quick bread recipe, it will be worth it.
Fresh pear recipes always work for family gatherings – at least they do in my house. We eat them for breakfast, nibble on them around noon, and then whip them out for dessert after dinner. They work all day long!
If you’d like to give this pear loaf cake recipe a shot, check out the recipe below. It’s easier than you think and the ingredients list – which includes pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla – will make you two loaves of pear bread.
Spiced Pear Bread Recipe:
- Yields: 2 loaves
- Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Pear Loaf Cake Ingredients:
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 cups pears – peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
How To Make Pear Bread
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease two 8×4 inch loaf pans In a large mixing bowl, combine oil, sugar, and eggs – beat well.
Stir in pears, pecans, and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir dry ingredients into the pear mixture; mix well. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pear loaf cake comes out clean. Allow loaves to cool in pans for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Spiced Pear Bread: Perfect Winter Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 cups pears – peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans In large mixing bowl, combine oil, sugar and eggs – beat well.
- Stir in pears, pecans and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Stir dry ingredients into the pear mixture; mix well. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean.
- Allow loaves to cool in pans for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.