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Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

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by: Joanna Cismaru
03.12.12
Updated: 05.21.20

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Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie – serve this with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream. You’ll want more than just one slice. 

A piece of Caramel Pear Pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

It’s been a gorgeous weekend here in Calgary, sunny and the temperature has been great. These are the days when I love being here. It actually feels like spring! I’m not fooling myself, I know more snow is to come, but for now I am happy. So to celebrate such a great weekend, I decided to make a scrumptious caramel pear pie. I’ve never made pear pie before, so I wasn’t sure how it was going to end up, but it turned out unbelievable.

I used to avoid making pies because I was scared of making the pie crust. So if you’ve never made pie crust, don’t be scared anymore. I will show you how to make the perfect easy pie crust.

First of all, the secret to the perfect pie crust is the ice cold butter. So what I usually do is cut the butter in cubes and place it in the freezer for about 20 minutes. You need 1 cup of butter.

step shot making Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

You’ll also need about 6 to 8 tablespoons of ice water, so if you don’t have any ice, take a glass with cold water and place it in the freezer as well while the butter is in there. While the butter is chilling, you can get the flour ready. You’ll need 2 1/2 cups of flour, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of sugar. Place the 3 ingredients in a food processor and pulse a couple times so that the sugar and salt mixes in the flour. After the 20 minutes have passed add the cold butter to the food processor and pulse for a while until the mixture resembles small peas. Add the ice water, a tablespoon at a time, and pulse until the dough starts holding together.

step shot making Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

Remove the dough from the food processor and place on your work surface.

Step shot of making Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

Shape the dough into 2 discs. You’ll notice as you start handling the dough with your hands, the dough starts holding together, and that’s what you want.

step shot of making Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

Refrigerate the dough for at least an hour to up to 2 days and that’s all there is to making the perfect pie crust. All you need to do after you take it out of the fridge, is let it sit out for about 5 to 10 minutes, so that it’s easier to roll.

To make the filling you’ll need about a dozen pears, the pears I used are Forelle pears which are a bit smaller, bell shaped with a smaller neck. Peel the pears, core them and slice them up. I like to use my OXO Good Grips Apple Corer and Divider, it works great for this. After you slice the pears, place them in a bowl and toss with lime juice from a lime.

step shot of making Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

Next we can make the caramel sauce. In a sauce pan add the butter and melt it over medium heat. Add the flour and stir so that it forms a thick paste. Add the white sugar, brown sugar, water and cinnamon and stir well. Let it simmer for a couple minutes, it will make a nice thick caramel sauce. In the mean time, take out the pastry discs from the fridge and roll out a disc so that it’s 12 inches in diameter and place it and arrange in your pie dish. Brush the pie crust with egg white so that it doesn’t get soggy.

step shot assembling the Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

Add the pears to the pie dish and pour the caramel sauce over the pears, you don’t have to pour it all if you think it’s too much sauce. Roll out the other disc so that it’s 12 inches in diameter as well and cut it into lattice strips. Arrange the lattice strips nicely over the pears and brush with remaining egg white.

step shot of Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

Bake in a preheat oven at 425 F degrees for 45 minutes or until nice and golden brown.

Finished Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

It smells heavenly as you bake this. Of course you have to serve any pie with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream. 🙂

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a slice of caramel pear pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side

Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie

4.6 from 5 votes
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Total: 1 hr 15 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 8
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Ingredients

Pie Crust

  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 cup cold butter cubed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 6 to 8 tbsp ice cold water

Filling

  • 12 pears peeled, cored, and sliced
  • juice from one lime

Caramel Sauce

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Pie

  • 1 egg white for brushing over the crust

Instructions

  • Place the butter in freezer for 20 minutes.
  • In a food processor add the flour, salt and sugar and pulse a couple times.
  • Add the butter to the food processor and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles peas. Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time and continue pulsing. The dough should start to hold together.
  • Remove dough from food processor and place it over your working surface. Form the dough into 2 discs, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour up to 2 days before using.
  • Peel, core and slice the pears and toss with the lime juice.
  • In a sauce pan, add the 1/2 cup of butter and melt over medium heat. Add the flour and mix until the mixture turns into a thick paste. Add water, white sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon and continue stirring. Let it simmer for a couple minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425 F degrees.
  • Take out the pastry discs from the fridge and roll out a disc so that it’s 12 inches in diameter and place it and arrange in your pie dish. Brush the pie crust with egg white so that it doesn’t get soggy.
  • Add the pears to the pie dish and pour the caramel sauce over the pears, you don’t have to pour it all if you think it’s too much sauce. Roll out the other disc so that it’s 12 inches in diameter as well and cut it into lattice strips. Arrange the lattice strips nicely over the pears and brush with remaining egg white.
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Let it cool before serving.
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  1. Evelyne says

    October 13, 2020 at 6:03 pm

    5 stars
    This was the first time I got a flaky pie crust. In fact, it was perfect! Thank you for the explications and pictures. The filling was wonderful. I used 9 Bartlett pears and all the caramel. Best pie ever!

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  2. N.C. says

    August 24, 2019 at 2:12 pm

    Hi, I have a homebased baked goods business and I would love to use this filling with my pie crust I was wondering if I could, I do not list recipes anywhere, thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team says

      August 26, 2019 at 12:08 pm

      Of course! We’re so glad you love it enough to use for your business 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jane Bloomfield says

    October 5, 2017 at 12:19 pm

    5 stars
    Made this. It’s so gorgeous. Thanks a bunch.

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      October 5, 2017 at 12:21 pm

      That’s great!

      Reply
  4. Daisy@Nevertoosweet says

    March 12, 2012 at 11:16 am

    5 stars
    This looks like an amazing caramel pear pie 🙂 I love how you’ve made with the checkered top ~ Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to try making it too!

    Reply
  5. Purabi naha says

    March 12, 2012 at 9:18 am

    Loved the recipe and the photograph!! You are so talented!http://cosmopolitancurrymania.blogspot.com

    Reply

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