Easy Pear Dumplings
Easy Pear Dumplings are made with fresh pears baked in crescent rolls and topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar sauce for a dessert that comes together fast and in one pan!
A Simple But Impressive Dessert
If you’ve been around a bit, you may have noticed that I love fruit dumpling desserts, like Apple Dumplings and Peach Dumplings, and now, Pear Dumplings! Making fruit dumplings is so simple (thanks to crescent rolls) and they’re so delicious. I promise, you won’t even know these were made with crescent rolls by the time they’re done!
Frequently Asked Questions:
When choosing your can of pears, know that pear cans come in heavy syrup, lite syrup or 100% juice. It doesn’t matter which you choose, any of those pear options will work. I used pear halves that were packed in 100% juice. You could even use fresh pears if you prefer but they may not turn out quite as soft as the canned pears.
Yes, I’ve made Apple Dumplings and Peach Dumplings and they always turn out delicious.
Honestly, I think that’s one of the great things about these recipes is that the crescent rolls don’t taste like crescent rolls when you’re done making them. The cinnamon and the soda with sugar mixture really changes the whole flavor of the dumplings.
So, I know it may sound crazy, but trust me, the soda works. The soda just adds sweetness to the overall flavor, but, it also thickens the glaze as it cooks down to even more flavor. Any lemon-lime soda you like should work. Options like Sprite, 7-Up or even Mountain Dew are all great options.
Leftover fruit dumplings can be placed in an airtight container and should be kept in the refrigerator. They’ll last up to 3 days. You should reheat them in the oven or microwave.
Ingredients Needed: (See Recipe Card Below For The Full Recipe)
- canned pear halves– if you don’t have canned pears, you can use fresh pears instead. I find the canned pears turn out just a bit softer.
- crescent rolls– Pillsbury brand or store brand crescent rolls will work. I have not made these with puff pastry, I am not sure that would work.
- ground cinnamon
- salted butter– melted. I suppose unsalted butter could be used but I like how the salted butter cuts the overall sweetness just a bit.
- granulated sugar– readers have told me they have swapped out white granulated sugar for brown sugar in my Apple Dumplings and Peach Dumplings recipe, so I would bet you could do that here too.
- vanilla extract
- flour – don’t skip this ingredient. It thickens up the sauce.
- lemon lime soda– you can use a soda like Sprite, 7Up or Mountain Dew. I am sure this would work with diet soda, I just haven’t tried it. If you really don’t want to use soda, I suppose you could use apple juice. I haven’t tried this myself to know if it works or how it’ll taste, but, that is my best suggestion.
How To Make Pear Dumplings
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with nonstick spray. Cut each pear half in half (you should end up with 8 slices total). Unroll the 8-ounce tube of crescent rolls and separate into 8 pieces. On each roll, sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon. Add one pear slice to the larger end of the crescent roll.
Roll it up into a little bundle and tuck in the ends. Continue with the rest of the rolls the same way. Place all 8 dumplings into the prepared baking dish (seam side down as best as possible).
In a bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 1/2 Tablespoons flour.
Pour the butter mixture on top of the crescent roll bundles. Then pour 3/4 cup of lemon-lime soda around the edges and between the crescent rolls.
Sprinkle tops with a bit more cinnamon. Bake in a preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes.
Optional: serve topped with whipped cream or ice cream.
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Easy Pear Dumplings
Ingredients
- 4 canned pear halves
- 8 ounce tube crescent rolls
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (divided use)
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ Tablespoons flour
- ¾ cup lemon lime soda (like Sprite, 7Up or Mountain Dew)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with nonstick spray.
- Cut each pear half in half (you should end up with 8 slices total).
- Unroll 8 ounce tube crescent rolls and separate into 8 pieces.
- On each roll, sprinkle with a little bit of cinnamon.
- Add one pear slice to the larger end of the crescent roll.
- Roll it up into a little bundle and tuck in the ends. Continue with the rest of the rolls the same way.
- Place all 8 dumplings into the prepared baking dish (seam side down as best as possible).
- In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk together ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 ½ Tablespoons flour.
- Pour the butter mixture on top of the crescent roll bundles.
- Then pour ¾ cup lemon lime soda around the edges and between the crescent rolls.
- Sprinkle tops with a bit more cinnamon if you prefer.
- Bake on the middle rack in the preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes.NOTE: Oven times can vary. Please go by doneness and not just by time. Please refer to my pictures for how they should look. They should be firm to the touch, have a crusty top from the sugar and be golden brown in color.
- Optional: serve topped with whipped cream or ice cream.
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
They were awesome. We love all your dumpling recipes.
Thanks so much Bob!