Does anybody else agree that pears are one of the vital underrated fruits on the market? SO JUICY, SO SWEET. SO FABULOUS. Anybody else bear in mind my fabulous juicy pear crisp? YUM.

Anyway, I used to eat pears on a regular basis as a child; now I discover myself shopping for them for my kiddos, who love them simply as a lot. Sadly, they ripen rapidly so I’ve to search out methods to take pleasure in them earlier than they flip to mush.

As soon as once more, a few years again, I confronted this dilemma on a wild Friday evening in. I noticed ripe pears sitting on my counter and figured I’d throw them in a easy, but fabulous oatmeal bake that the complete household may devour the subsequent day. Wow, simply wow — it turned out insanely good. A touch of brown butter caramel taste, a lot of vanilla, and juicy candy pears in each chunk.

This brown butter pear baked oatmeal is straightforward to make and actually the proper breakfast or brunch! Serve it up for Thanksgiving breakfast — you’ll want the gasoline for all of that cooking and I promise you’re going to like it!

What you’ll must make this pear baked oatmeal

This straightforward pear baked oatmeal is extremely easy to make and makes use of a lot of pantry staples for a fast breakfast. Plus, you’ll get the coziest flavors from juicy pears, cinnamon, caramel-like brown butter and vanilla. Right here’s what you’ll want:

• Butter: you’ll want some butter, in fact, to make that wealthy brown butter for the oatmeal. We’re solely utilizing 1/4 cup within the recipe to provide it that caramel-like taste and maintain it further moist.
• Eggs: this baked oatmeal recipe makes use of 2 eggs. I haven’t tried with flax eggs, however let me know should you do.
• Sweetener: we’re utilizing a bit pure maple syrup, vanilla & cinnamon to provide it that deliciously candy vanilla taste.
• Milk: I like to make use of unsweetened almond milk on this recipe, however you should use any milk you’d like. Coconut milk could be fabulous!
• Oats: as a result of it’s baked oatmeal, in fact! Please you’ll want to use quaint rolled oats, not metal minimize or fast oats, on this recipe.
• Baking staples: you’ll additionally want some baking powder & salt.
• Pears: the juicy pears actually make this baked oatmeal particular. I really like Bartlett pears for the most effective texture.
• Elective: I really like including diced walnuts or pecans for a bit crunch, too!

How you can inform when a pear is ripe

It may be tough to inform when a pear is completely ripe, however listed here are my greatest suggestions: apply a barely strain to the fruit, close to the stem. Whether it is barely smooth, then it’s good for consuming or utilizing in a recipe. I don’t advocate consuming or utilizing in recipes if the pear remains to be arduous. At all times retailer your pears on the counter (or at room temperature!).

Ought to I peel the pears earlier than including them?

No want! You possibly can slice the pears as-is, nonetheless, be happy to peel them first should you want them that means.

How you can brown butter

The brown butter provides such an unbelievable taste to this oatmeal bake and is less complicated to make than you suppose! Get all of my suggestions and methods for browning butter in this publish and prepare so as to add it to actually every thing.

Elective ingredient swaps

• To maintain this baked oatmeal dairy free: you should use vegan butter or melted coconut oil as an alternative of actual butter. Nonetheless, don’t strive browning both of these choices, because it is not going to work.
• To make gluten free: you’ll want to use gluten free rolled oats should you’d prefer to make this recipe gluten free.
• Don’t have pears available? As an alternative of pears, apples would even be a scrumptious possibility. I all the time go for Honeycrisp as they’re good, candy and juicy!

Can I make this pear oatmeal bake vegan?

I haven’t examined a vegan model of this pear oatmeal bake however you possibly can strive utilizing a flax egg or two! I believe it ought to work effectively, however please let me know within the feedback.

You’ll want to additionally use melted coconut oil or vegan butter as an alternative of normal butter.

Fantastic pear baked oatmeal in 5 easy steps

1. Prep your pan. Grease a 9×9 inch baking pan with cooking spray and preheat your oven to 350 levels F.
2. Brown that butter. Similar to within the directions above!
3. Combine the moist. Add the entire moist elements to a big bowl and blend effectively.
4. Add the dry. Then combine in the entire dry elements, stirring within the pears and brown butter final.
5. Bake & take pleasure in! Pour the pear baked oatmeal combination into your ready pan, prime with nuts should you’d like, and bake till set! Reduce into 6 slices for breakfast.

How you can retailer & reheat baked oatmeal

• Within the fridge: make sure the pear baked oatmeal has utterly cooled, after which cowl your 9×9 inch pan with tinfoil earlier than transferring it to the fridge. It can keep good lined within the fridge for 3-4 days, and you’ll reheat particular person slices within the microwave for 30-60 seconds. You can too retailer particular person slices in hermetic containers for fast, on-the-go breakfasts.
• To freeze: as soon as the pear oatmeal bake has utterly cooled, minimize it into 6 squares and wrap every sq. in plastic wrap and tinfoil. If you’re able to eat it, place the unwrapped frozen sq. of baked oatmeal on a microwave secure dish and microwave it at 30 second intervals for 1-2 minutes. In case you’d prefer to freeze the complete baked oatmeal for later, merely reheat it within the oven for 20-25 minutes at 350 levels F whereas it’s lined with tinfoil.

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I hope you’re keen on this superb vanilla brown butter pear baked oatmeal recipe! In case you make it you’ll want to go away a remark & a score so I understand how you favored it. Take pleasure in, xo.

Vanilla Brown Butter Pear Baked Oatmeal

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 35 minutes minutes

Complete Time 1 hour hour

ServesServes 6 servings

Fantastic vanilla brown butter pear baked oatmeal with hints of cinnamon and candy pears in each chunk. This straightforward pear oatmeal bake is full of warming flavors and makes the proper winter breakfast or brunch!

Elements

• Moist elements:
• ¼ cup butter*
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 1 ¾ cups unsweetened almond milk (or any milk of alternative)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Dry elements:
• 2 cups quaint rolled oats
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Combine-ins
• 2 small to medium ripe bartlett pears, diced (about 1 ½ cups diced pears)
• Elective:
• ¼ cup finely diced walnuts (or sub pecans)

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Grease a 9×9 inch pan with oil or nonstick cooking spray and put aside.

• *First, brown your butter: add butter to a small saucepan and place over medium warmth. As soon as melted, the butter will start to crackle, after which finally foam. This can take a couple of minutes. Be sure to whisk consistently throughout this course of. After a few minutes, the butter will start to brown and switch a pleasant golden amber colour on the underside of the saucepan. Proceed to whisk and take away from warmth as quickly because the butter begins to brown and provides off a nutty aroma. Put aside to chill for five minutes.

• In a big bowl, whisk collectively the eggs, pure maple syrup, almond milk and vanilla extract.

• Add the dry elements to the bowl with the moist elements: oats, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Combine till mixed, then stir in diced pears and eventually, the browned butter.

• Pour combination into the ready pan and clean prime. Sprinkle the highest with chopped walnuts, if utilizing. Bake for 35-45 minutes or till the perimeters are barely golden brown and heart is about. Take away from the oven, permit to chill for 10 minutes, then minimize into 6 slices and serve.

Recipe Notes

To maintain this baked oatmeal dairy free: you should use vegan butter or melted coconut oil as an alternative of actual butter. Nonetheless, don’t strive ‘browning’ both of these choices, because it is not going to work.
To make gluten free: you’ll want to use gluten free rolled oats if you would like to make this recipe gluten free.
See the total publish for suggestions, methods & freezing directions!

Vitamin

Serving: 1serving (primarily based on 6)Energy: 293calCarbohydrates: 35.9gProtein: 6.6gFats: 15.3gSaturated Fats: 5.5gFiber: 5gSugar: 15.6g

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Images by: Eat Love Eats

This publish was initially printed on February 3, 2021, republished on November 4, 2021, and republished on November 1st, 2023.