This year with trying to live healthier and happier I’m really trying to make changes. In our family we love dessert but I’m trying to teach my family that desserts aren’t always cookies and baked goods. In fact this recipe for baked pears with maple granola reminded me very much of my husband. He loves fruit and passed that along to our youngest daughters. They are fruit lovers so we’re making changes and using our favorite fresh foods as inspiration for healthier desserts. You could even serve this with greek yogurt for breakfast it’s that delicious! 
Baked Pears With Maple Granola Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 ripe pears
- 1 cup of your favorite granola (I used a flax & maple one)
- 2-4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Preheat your oven to 375 degree. Carefully wash the pears and slice them in half. If you like, you can leave the stems on, simply use a pair of kitchen scissors to cut the stem in half lengthwise so each pieces still has one connected. Then use the scissors to clip the inside top part of the stem where it goes down into the core. A small spoon is perfect to scoop out the center core.
Place the pears cut side up in an oven safe dish and fill each hollowed out center with a bit of granola. Drizzle the pears with the pure maple syrup. 
Bake for about 15 minutes or until the pear skins are turning slightly brown and the pears glossy with pear juice. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
These are soft and delicious and the little extra granola and maple syrup served on top makes it feel like a dessert. Pears are personally one of my favorite fruits and I can see our family making this all year round. 
I need to buy some pears so I can get around to making these soon!
Perfect for this long weekend. Going to pick up some pears today. Thanks.
We made these and my girls loved them! Thanks again!
Think I ‘ll give this a try with apples ..like them better than pears..but should be the same. Little cinnamon on top!
Easy and simpke healty snack for the family
These look delicious. My family would love them. Thanks for the recipe.
Oh, my hubby would like this idea. He loves pears. Going to go with this one.
These look delicious and I love pears but have never had them baked..I will surely be trying this.
Pears are one of my favorite fruits, and I LOVE the look of this! Really want to try this soon – thanks for the inspiration! 😀
This looks so delicious! I love to eat pears and would like to try this!
I’ve never tried baking pears. They look delicious.
Great flavors and textures in these pears. Easy to do.
Unique recipe, I like cooking pears
Thanks for posting this recipe. I love fruit and blending maple and pairs sounds delicious. They look so great it would be a perfect dessert for a family gathering or get together!
I have one daughter that is a fruit lover and one that is a dessert lover. Possibly if I combine the two everyone will be happy! These look delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Oh these look so good and easy to make! Our little one loves pears…I have to give this a try for us!
This looks yummy! I love pears so this is a must try for me!
These look amazing and I can’t wait to try them!
This sounds so delicious! We usually have maple flaxseed granola on hand too. I need to get my kids to try more fruits. I really think they would eat this- they love maple syrup. Thanks for the recipe.