Easy Baked Pear Filling For The Perfect Pie
Homemade Pear Pie Filling is a combination of thinly sliced pears, sugars, and spices, making it perfect for filling a pie crust.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 8 small pears, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced about 1/4-inch thick
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.25 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the sliced pears and gently toss until they are well coated.
- Transfer the pears to a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pears release their juices and the mixture thickens (about 5-7 minutes). Do not overcook the pears or they will break down too much when baking in the pie.
- Once the mixture has thickened, remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Let the filling cool completely before using it in pies or other desserts. (The mixture will thicken as it cools.)
Notes
Let the filling cool completely before using it in pies or other desserts.