Greek Yogurt Pear Coffee Cake
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Greek Yogurt Pear Coffee Cake
Description
Greek Yogurt Pear Coffee Cake features a batter enriched with browned butter, light brown sugar, spices, and Greek yogurt, combined with chopped Royal Riviera pears for natural moisture and fruity flavor. Flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt provide the cake’s structure and warm spice profile. The butter is gently browned first to add nutty depth before incorporated into the batter.
The batter is spread in a buttered 9x13 inch pan and topped with a crumb mixture of brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and softened butter, which bakes into a crisp, sweet topping complementing the tender cake beneath. The pears break down in the batter during baking, contributing juiciness and subtle acidity to balance richness.
This coffee cake works well sliced for brunch, coffee breaks, or desserts where a lightly spiced, moist crumb pairs nicely with a hot beverage.
The recipe suggests thorough mixing stages and greasing the pan by melting soft butter inside it, ensuring even cooking and easy release. Pears should be peeled and chopped to properly integrate into the batter.
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter unsalted, 1 stick
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar packed
- 2 egg large
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract pure
- 1 cup Greek yogurt plain, cream type
- 2 cups pear Royal Riviera variety, peeled and chopped
crumb topping
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the 8 tablespoons of butter to a large skillet or pot and heat it over medium-low heat. Let the butter begin to bubble and whisk occasionally, until brown bits begin to appear on the bottom. Whisk until the butter is slightly golden, then remove it from the heat. Pour the butter in a bowl to let it cool to room temperature.
- Place the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish and stick the baking dish in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes, so the butter will melt while you make the cake. This is how we grease out pan. You can brush the butter all around the dish once it is melted.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat together the cooled brown butter and the sugar until combined. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating until combined. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Add a third of the dry ingredients, then add half of the yogurt. Add another third of the dry ingredients and the remaining yogurt. Finish the with the remaining dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir the pears into the batter with a spatula.
- Pour the batter into the buttered dish.
- Top with the crumb mixture.
- Bake the coffee cake for 4o to 45 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the coffee cake cool completely before serving!
crumb topping
- Whisk together the sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl. Add the butter and using a fork or your fingers, mix and mash until the butter is combined and the crumb topping is in coarse crumbs, with some bits looking like sand. Sprinkle it over the batter when ready!
Notes
- This recipe is adapted slightly from Food Network.
- Use Royal Riviera pears, peeled and chopped, for the best texture and flavor.
- Brown the butter carefully until golden to enhance the cake's nutty flavor.
- Grease the baking dish with melted butter for easy cake removal.
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Overall Rating
5
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