3.7 from 9 votes
Pear Bread
Pear Bread is a moist fruit-filled quick bread recipe. Naturally sweet and full of flavor with fresh pears, cinnamon, vanilla, and almonds.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
406 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 large egg room temperature
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 pears peeled, cored and chopped, D'Anjou variety
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup almonds sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla extract until well blended.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
- Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and whisk until just combined.
- Toss pears with lemon juice.
- Fold pears and almonds in by hand until just combined and pour into the pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Note: If you'd like, you can cut a couple very thin slices of pear before chopping. Place them on the batter before baking.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
406kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
303mg
(13%)
Potassium
217mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
31g
(62%)
Vitamin A
74IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 406
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 406kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 303mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 217mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 74IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.