big bag of pears - what do do with them? ANY recipes/ideas appreciated

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Neighbour has given me pounds and pounds of pears, with an open invitation to go back for more. Any tried and tested recipes for conserves/chutney/anything alcoholic please? Also ideas for puddings beyond crumble/poached in wine, or using in main courses (have a recipe for pork and pears).

very boring but you could make a puree and freeze it in portions to add to porridge. sorry someone will probably come along with something more interesting soon :)

tis yummy that way though...:)

Pear tarte tatin usig bought pastry - looks stunning but is a piece of piss.
Also, chop up and put in a cake mix (madeira type) with choc chucks.
For savouries, chuck slices in a salad with gorgonzola - NOMNOMNOMNOM!

muslimah, that does sound yummy, will definitely puree some. Shoutymamma, also lovely suggestions. WIll try all of them. Keep em coming, especially any which would use up a lot (e.g. chutney/jam type things) as I do have loads and acccess to more!

Love the suggestions I've had so far, bumping for conserve/preserve/alcohol recipes please

dessert:
core the pears from the bottom, fill with a dark chocolate/ cream thick mixture. wrap in filo pastry. bake. yum.

oh that sounds gorgeous box of tricks. We don't have desserts as a family unless we have people over, so although I now have some amazing pear recipes, I'm not going to get through all the pears on desserts.

My mum used to pickle pears to have with cold meats-sorry dont have a recipe but i bet google will

thanks Piebald... I pickled some pears last year, I enjoyed them with cold ham, but no-one else did!!! Would love a recipe for something alcoholic - pear wine for example. yes, I know I could google but for things like this prefer the old "tried and tested"...

peel them and jar them in cheap plonk. looks pretty, keeps well and tastes lush :)

they also go well with almond, gogle pear and marzipan cake and that is also good :)