Gluten-Free Pear Cobbler with warmly-spiced pears makes for a mouth-wateringly delicious dessert, perfect for sharing with a crowd! This big batch dessert recipe is refined sugar-free, and can easily be made dairy-free, vegan, or paleo!
For those of you looking for a big batch dessert recipe to share with friends and family, I have three words for you: Pear.Cob.Ler.
This easy-to prepare gluten-free pear cobbler recipe makes enough to serve 8 to 10 people, and is a total breeze to make! The only time-consuming part is peeling and chopping the pears.
The good news is, many hands make light work, so with the help of others, this cobbler can take mere minutes to prepare!
All things considered, this pear cobbler recipe is refined sugar-free (we use coconut sugar and pure maple syrup for sweetening it), gluten-free using your favorite gluten-free flour blend (I use Bob’s Red Mill’s Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour), and easy to make dairy-free or grain-free.
Psst! This is a great one to add to your holiday feast for those who aren’t into pumpkin pie!
Let’s bake ‘er up!
How to Make Gluten-Free Pear Cobbler:
Peel, core, and chop the pears and add them to a mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients for the pear filling. Stir well until combined and pears begin to sweat.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Add the dry ingredients for the topping (gluten-free all-purpose flour, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, and coconut sugar) to a mixing bowl and stir well. Add the pure maple syrup, melted butter, and coconut milk and stir until a thick dough forms. Try to avoid over-mixing the dough.
Transfer the pear mixture to a large 13” x 9” casserole dish and spread into an even layer. Drop dough over the pears, forming biscuits, or smooth topping into an even layer.
Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and back another 15 to 20 minutes, until biscuits are golden-brown.
Remove cobbler from the oven. If desired, drizzle melted butter over the biscuits. Serve cobbler with vanilla ice cream.
How to This Recipe Make Dairy-Free:
If you’re vegan or eat dairy-free, simply replace the melted butter with more coconut milk or a vegan “butter” spread.
How to Make This Recipe Grain-Free (Paleo Friendly):
If you eat grain-free, you can replace the topping in this recipe with the following grain-free topping:
- 3 cups almond flour
- 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch sea salt
Simply stir the above ingredients up in a mixing bowl until well-combined and drop over the pear filling. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Recipe Adaptations:
- If you aren’t gluten-free, you can use regular all-purpose flour
- Replace the coconut milk with whole milk if you aren’t dairy-free
- If you do cane sugar, replace the coconut sugar with brown sugar.
You May Also Love:
- Gluten-Free Cherry Cobbler
- Paleo Blackberry Cobbler
- Paleo Pear Crumble
- Paleo Raspberry Crumble
- Paleo Strawberry Crumble
And that’s it! An easy, crowd-pleasing dessert recipe that can be enjoyed all pear season long.
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Ingredients
Pear Filling:
- 3 lbs pears, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 Tbsp tapioca flour
- 3 Tbsp water
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Cobbler Topping:
- 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 6 Tbsp butter, or ghee, melted
- 1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
Instructions
- Peel, core, and chop the pears and add them to a mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients for the pear filling. Stir well until combined and pears begin to sweat.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Add the dry ingredients for the topping (gluten-free all-purpose flour, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, and coconut sugar) to a mixing bowl and stir well. Add the pure maple syrup, melted butter, and coconut milk and stir until a thick dough forms. Try to avoid over-mixing the dough.
- Transfer the pear mixture to a large 13” x 9” casserole dish and spread into an even layer. Drop dough over the pears, forming drop biscuits.
- Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and back another 15 to 20 minutes, until biscuits are golden-brown.
- Remove cobbler from the oven. If desired, drizzle additional melted butter over the biscuits. Serve cobbler with vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Cathy
Thursday 4th of February 2021
Can I substitute Almond Flour? If so, do I need to make any other changes? Any particular type of pear you recommend?