These dead-easy maple-roasted pears with granola are just as good served with yogurt for breakfast as they are with ice cream for a beautiful fall dessert.
This recipe comes from Montreal food blogger Aimée Wimbush-Bourque of the award-winning blog Simple Bites. It’s an inventive way to serve granola for breakfast, perfect for a celebratory brunch and the best dessert for fall.
Ingredients for Maple-Roasted Pears with Granola
2 large pears (Bartlett, Anjou or Bosc)
1 tbsp butter, melted
1/2 cup pure maple syrup, divided
1 cup granola
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup vanilla ice cream
Directions for Maple-Roasted Pears with Granola
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cut pears in half, leaving skin intact. Scoop out the core with a small spoon. In a 9×13 baking dish, arrange pear halves, skin-sides down. Brush the tops lightly with butter. Drizzle about a tablespoon of maple syrup onto each pear and place in the oven. Roast for 15–20 min, or until pears are soft.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine granola, pecans and remaining 1/4 cup maple syrup. Remove pears from the oven and mound granola into the indent and over the top of the pears. It’s okay if it spills down the sides.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for another five min, until granola is toasted. Serve immediately with ice cream on top or on the side.
Serves 4.
Originally published in ParentsCanada magazine, February 2014. Updated September 2026.
