I liked this pie. However, I followed the recipe of one of the reviewers. I also used 1/3 C butter and 1/3 C sugar and I also used 6 pears. When I make it again I will add cinnamin to the custard to add a little more flavor. I did sprinkle cinnamin and sugar on the top of the pie once it came out of the oven. that added a little more flavor. My husband LOVED it!
This recipe reminds me of one my grandma gave me that has rhubarb in it, I love the custard. I wanted to use up some pears and this really worked. I used 6 pears instead of 2, used a deep dish pie pan, and a pillsbury pie crust. I also added one egg,to make 3 total changed the sugar to 1/3, the butter to 1/3 and added a dash of salt. It turned out so beautiful, and it used up more fruit. Thanks for a recipe I will use again and again!
This is a fantastic recipe. I used brown sugar in the custard and it had a rich, delicious color and flavor. Sprinkle the tops with a little cinnamon/brown sugar and add ground nutmeg to the pears. Delicious!
This is delicious! I used up about 5 small pears that were just about over-ripe. I had arranged them in a really pretty pattern but it was all covered up by the custard- which was ok in the end as it is absolutely delicious. Mine made a thin golden-brown meringue layer on the top and did not take anywhere near the whole hour to bake. I made butter-flaky crust from this site and made only half the crust recipe to achieve a thin bottom crust. I also "marinated" my pears in some lemon juice after they were sliced while I prepared everything else which kept them from turning too brown and added a little flavor as well. Can't wait to make this for company!
Great recipe! I tried this out on Family Night and everyone loved it! My only suggestion is to use ripe soft pears. I can't imagine this tasting as great as it did with the crunchier pears. I also added a dash of cinnamon to spice it up a bit. The cooking time was a bit longer than an hour but all in all a great recipe that takes some time to prepare but so worth it!
The only thing I did different is the crust. I used one cup of flour one tbsp. of sugar and 1/2 cup of butter. I put it through a processor and then pressed it in the bottom of the cake pan. Then I put the pears on top of it and poured the egg batter over the top and cooked it. Yummmmmmy
I was really surprised how much I like this pie the only thing I did different was to slice the pears at the bottom of the pie. It was easy to make and everyone liked it!
Very good. Used pears from friend's tree. Now I will have to make it every year:). Use 1/4 pound butter not 1/4 cup butter. Also I cut the white suger to 3/4 cup and changed the Vanilla to 3teasp. 1 teasp almond extract.
Great recipe!! I have a pear tree and have been trying to figure out what to do with the fruit. To soften the pears I first diced them up and simmered them with a 1/2C of water on the stovetop. Once softened I followed the recipe. Just a couple of substitutions as suggested by previous reviews: 1/3C butter (margarine) and 1/3C sugar. Also did 1/2T of almond extract and 1/2T vanilla and added some ground cinnamon. Loved it!!!
I did make some modifications to this but I thought it was pretty good. I used two apples and two pears because two pears alone didn't seem like enough. I also cut the sugar back to 1/2 cup and added 1/4 of great local honey. I wish there had been more filling because the filling didn't come up high enough and there was a lot of crust at the top. Next time I would consider doubling the filling recipe. It tasted really good though (I used Martha Stewart's pie crust recipe).
