Easy Pear Cobbler with Fresh Pears

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 37

Total Time: 47

Servings: servings

Calories: 422kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Spiced southern pear cobbler with buttermilk biscuits topping

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Equipment

1 cutting board
1 knife
1 mixing bowl
1 kitchen spoon
1 cast iron skillet

Ingredients

For the Spiced Pear Filling

5 pears
½ lemon
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter

For the Buttermilk Biscuit Crust

2 ½ cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ¼ cup buttermilk cold
10 tablespoons butter divided and melted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel and cut pears into one-inch chunks then combine with lemon juice, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla paste to make filling.
Melt two tablespoons of butter in cast iron skillet over medium heat then add in pear filling mixture and cook until thickened and bubbly (about 10-12 minutes), stirring every minute couple of minutes or so, then remove from heat.
Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, fine sea salt, and baking soda and set aside.
Stir the buttermilk and eight tablespoons of melted butter together (milk will look kind of curdled) then add to flour mixture and stir until just combined. The mixture should resemble a sticky biscuit dough.
Carefully drop biscuit dough over top of pear filling in scoops. Brush dough with remaining two tablespoons of melted butter then place transfer pan to middle rack of oven to bake for about 25 minutes or until biscuit topping is golden brown and cooked through, pears are softened, and filling is bubbly.

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Notes

Preparation

You can make pear cobbler dessert up to four days ahead of time. Just refrigerate it in an airtight container and allow to come to room temperature when ready to serve.

Storage

Store refrigerated in an airtight container and it will keep for up to six days.

To freeze baked pear cobbler, allow it to cool to room temperature then wrap snugly with plastic wrap, followed by aluminum foil. If you don't want to put your whole pan in the freezer, scoop the cobbler out into an airtight container or use a disposable baking dish. Keeps for up to three months.

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