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Caramelized Pear and Vanilla Bean Puff Pancake

March 17, 2019 by chelseaxoandso Leave a Comment

My love for puff pancakes is well-documented, and today I’m excited to show you another variation on a food I love so much! This version is a puff pancake with caramelized pears and vanilla. It’s basically the perfect brunch to make just for yourself or to serve a group! It sounds a lot more intricate and difficult than it really is, but it’s actually so easy to make!

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Caramelized Pear Puff Pancakes

Adding caramelized pears and some vanilla bean extract to a perfected puff pancake recipe leaves you with the most perfect breakfast or brunch!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time22 mins
Total Time17 mins
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: pears, puff pancake, vanilla

Ingredients

Caramelized Pears

  • 3 ripe Bartlett pears cored and cut into approx. 1/4 inch slices
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • a splash lemon juice

Puff Pancake

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste* or more, to taste
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450F

For the Caramelized Pears

  • Melt 3 tbsp. of butter in a large skillet. Once the butter is slightly foamy, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and pears. Top with a splash of lemon juice. Cook on medium heat for about ten minutes, stirring every few minutes. The pears will be soft and caramelized (the sugar will get darker and thicker) once they're ready.

For the Puff Pancake

  • In a large bowl, beat three eggs. Melt two tbsp. of melted butter and add this and all other puff pancake ingredients to the beaten eggs. Mix well until the consistency is smooth. Pour the puff pancake mix into the skillet with the caramelized pears.
  • Move the pears around so they're evenly spaced within the puff pancake mix in the skillet. Place the skillet in the oven and cook for about 12 minutes, or until the puff pancake is raised and puffy and golden brown on the edges.
  • Top with powdered sugar and syrup and enjoy! It will deflate quickly, but it still tastes great.

Notes

*If you don't have vanilla bean paste, regular vanilla extract will also taste great.
I prefer using ripe pears because they are softer, but you can use firmer and less ripe pears if you prefer those.
I usually cut the puff pancake into four and eat two of the pieces. Depending on how hungry you and your fellow diners are, this recipe could serve between two and four people.

Here are my pears as they’re caramelizing. I can practically smell them through this photo…The best! You can also caramelize pears and top some ice cream with them or add them to oatmeal, or even eat them on their own!

This is the vanilla bean paste I use. Another brand will do, or if you only have regular vanilla extract that will also still taste great. Vanilla bean paste adds another level of flavor that you don’t get with vanilla extract, but you can’t go wrong with either of them!

This is my puff pancake batter before I pour it over the pears. See how it’s nice and smooth? Some people like to mix their puff pancake batter in a blender, but I find this extra step really isn’t necessary and doesn’t make a difference in the final result.

Once you’ve poured the batter over the caramelized pears, you’ll want to move the pears around a bit so they’re evenly spaced in the skillet. I hadn’t done that yet when I took this picture. Try to keep them flat and covered by the batter as well. Otherwise the edges might get a bit crispy when it cooks.

I hope you’ll try this and I can’t wait to hear what you think once you do!

xo – C

 

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Hi! I'm Chelsea. I created XO&So to share my vegetarian comfort food recipes in hopes they'll bring you comfort, too! My full-time gig is writing, but my heart belongs in the kitchen (or with my two pups!).

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