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Easy pear bread | Pear coffee cake with streusel topping | Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas Dessert.
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Easy Pear Bread Recipe | Pear Coffee Cake

Pear Bread with crisp streusel topping is an easy-to-make and delicious quick bread recipe. It is super moist with a cake-like texture, filled with sweet pear bites, and topped with crisp cinnamon crumbles. Serve this with a cup of hot tea or coffee.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert, sweets
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 12
Calories: 245kcal
Author: Kushi

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Butter softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Milk
  • 1 ½ cups Flour
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder

For the pear mixture

  • 2-3 Pear peeled and chopped
  • ½ cup Brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder

For the crisp cinnamon sugar topping

  • 4 tablespoon Brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or (180 degrees C). Line the loaf pan with parchment paper and set it aside.
  • Using an electric hand-held mixer, cream the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl until well incorporated. Add the milk and whisk until combined.
    ½ cup Butter, ½ cup Sugar, 2 Eggs, 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract, ½ cup Milk
  • Add flour, salt, baking powder, and whisk. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula and mix to form a smooth batter.
    1 ½ cups Flour, ¾ teaspoon Salt, 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • Pear filling: Combine the pears, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
    2-3 Pear, ½ cup Brown sugar, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
  • Crisp topping: Add sugar, flour, and cinnamon in another bowl and mix well.
    4 tablespoon Brown sugar, 1 tablespoon Flour, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • Pour half of the prepared cake batter into the loaf pan. Spread evenly
  • Now spread half of the pear mixture evenly.
  • Spread the remaining batter and evenly spread the remaining pear. Finally, top it with a sugar-flour mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let the bread cool completely on a wire rack. Slice and serve. Enjoy with a cup of hot tea or coffee.

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Notes

  • You can add nuts, chocolate chips etc if desired.
  • Once done baking, let the pear cake sit in the loaf pan for 10-15 minutes before removing it and letting it cool completely.
  • Use parchment paper for easy removal of quick bread from a loaf pan.
  • Any leftover pear bread can be stored at room temperature for two days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. You can also freeze it for up to three months.
  • You can add 1 apple instead of 1 pear to make pear apple bread too.

Nutrition

Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 301IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg