Great idea, Carmen! We love to eat it as a sauce or over ice cream. You can use it for cobblers or pies especially if you cut the pears a little thicker than diced. If they’re chopped finely they may cook down quite a bit before your pie is done.

Whoa, that sounds amazing! Let us know how it turns out.

Thank you, Teresa for your experience! This will help all of our community. I can’t wait to make a pear cobbler! It sounds amazing.

I made this and let it cool to freeze later. A couple of months later I let it thaw completely on the countertop and used it in a cobbler. The pears held up nicely since I didn’t stir them much prior to adding them to the batter.

@Julie Menghini, I really appreciate your help, thank you!!

Since the recipe uses raw pears I don’t think cooking them before hand would hold up. You can freeze the pears with the lemon juice and then make it when you’re ready?

I’m thinking of making the filling ahead of time since I have pears on hand now, freezing, and then thawing the night before I want to make the crisp…. Any thoughts?