Apples are overrated. When you think apples, think pears! Ok, I admit that caramel apples are a favorite in our house this time of year but these Salted Caramel Pears with Homemade Caramel Sauce are quickly giving them a run for their money.
Salted caramel is sweet and salty. Whether it is on an apple or a pear, it is just simply delicious!
I normally prefer Bartlett pears for this recipe but really any type of pear will work. If you prefer a bit of a tart flavor, choose pears that are slightly under-ripe, but ripe pears work just fine too.
Materials you will need:
A medium sized saucepan
Canning jar for any extra caramel
Wooden spoon for stirring
Parchment paper
Ingredients you will need:
Pears (recipe will cover 10)
1 Cup Light Karo syrup
2 Cups light brown sugar
8 T butter
A dash of sea salt
1 small can sweetened condensed milk (14oz)
Wash and dry all your pears (note: if your pears are cold, toss them in the microwave for 20 seconds and dry). In a medium sized sauce pan melt your 8 T butter on medium heat. Once your butter is melted, stir in brown sugar, Karo syrup, condensed milk, and sea salt. Bring ingredients to a boil on medium to low heat ( stirring constantly so it does not burn) for about 10 or so minutes until caramel thickens.
Pour caramel in a medium sized mixing bowl and let sit for 10 minutes. Now take your pears and dip in your fresh caramel sauce. Sprinkle a touch of sea salt on your caramel covered pear and place on a piece of parchment paper. Repeat steps 2-7 and place your pears in the fridge for about 30 minutes and enjoy!
This is a perfect fruity fall dessert to serve at any type of party. This homemade caramel sauce is quite tasty and can be used to make caramel corn, caramel apples or for ice cream topping.
What is your favorite salted caramel recipe?
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- Pears (recipe will cover 10)
- 1 Cup Light Karo syrup
- 2 Cups light brown sugar
- 8 T butter
- A dash of sea salt
- 1 small can sweetened condensed milk (14oz)
- Wash and dry all your pears (note: if your pears are cold, toss them in the microwave for 20 seconds and dry)
- In a medium sized sauce pan melt your 8 T butter on medium heat
- Once your butter is melted, stir in brown sugar, Karo syrup, condensed milk, and sea salt
- Bring ingredients to a boil on medium to low heat ( stirring constantly so it does not burn) for about 10 or so minutes until caramel thickens
- Pour caramel in a medium sized mixing bowl and let sit for 10 minutes
- (Have your sea salt ready) Now take your pears and dip in your fresh caramel sauce
- Sprinkle a touch of sea salt on your caramel covered pear and place on a piece of parchment paper
- Repeat steps 2-7 and place your pears in the fridge for about 30 minutes and enjoy!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
September 28, 2015 at 3:14 amI love the sweet and salty mix here. I never would have thought to make these with a pear 🙂
Mykidsguide says
September 28, 2015 at 9:12 amWhat a great idea. I’ve never tried making caramel pears. I love the sweet and salty combination of this treat. I can’t wait to try this.
Catherine S says
September 28, 2015 at 9:16 amThis sounds so yummy and I love the sweet and salty combo. I can’t wait to make this recipe.
Pam says
September 28, 2015 at 9:23 amThese sound absolutely delicious! I always see caramel and apples together, but I bet it goes equally as well with these pears.
Sarah Bailey says
September 28, 2015 at 12:01 pmOh wow this sounds absolutely divine, what a delicious treat. x
Maureen@ADebtFreeStressFreeLife says
September 28, 2015 at 1:06 pmI bet this is delicious. Something about the combination of pears and caramel with the salt. Yum.
Carmen Perez (listen2mama) says
September 28, 2015 at 2:13 pmOh my goodness…condensed milk and salted caramel….that’s all I need to hear. YUM!!!
Liz Mays says
September 28, 2015 at 2:20 pmOh yum, I’d love to do this sometime. I definitely need to pick up some pears and try it when I get the chance.
Rosey says
September 28, 2015 at 6:18 pmWhat a great way to make the pears. I’d love to try this recipe.
Veronica says
September 28, 2015 at 8:00 pmThis looks pretty interesting. I would like to try that
Jeanine says
September 29, 2015 at 6:25 amYum! I’ve never had this with pears. I think my grandma used to do something like this with apples. I would love to give it a try with pears. It looks just delicious!
Mizuki says
September 29, 2015 at 8:09 amSaved the recipe! I love salted caramel flavours! Is there any substitute for Karo? I hardly see it in our supermarkets.
The salted caramel recipe would also look good in cakes/cheesecakes. yum yum! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
Pam@IW says
September 29, 2015 at 5:15 pmYes there are subsittutions and here is one:
Recipe: Substitute for Corn Syrup
This is a substitute for corn syrup.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1/4 tsp. cream of tarter
dash of salt
You can google around and there are other ones out there that use brown sugar or molasses.
Scott says
September 29, 2015 at 8:11 amI have to admit I’ve never heard nor seen caramel pears, but I actually think I would like it better than apples. Thanks for the idea!
Ann Bacciaglia says
September 29, 2015 at 9:47 amThese look so amazing. I will have to get the ingredients i need to make this on the weekend.
mburbage says
September 29, 2015 at 9:57 amOh this looks like a great fall recipe to try out! I love pears!
Kelly Hutchinson says
September 29, 2015 at 1:48 pmI don’t think I have ever heard of caramel pears. I think I need to give this a try…pronto!
Janell @ Saving You Dinero says
September 29, 2015 at 6:06 pmI would eat just about anything dipped in salted caramel. It is my favorite!
Toughcookiemommy.com says
September 29, 2015 at 7:20 pmMy husband loves salted caramel desserts. He would definitely like this and I know he will want me to make it for him.
Lisa Rios says
September 29, 2015 at 11:51 pmThis looks absolutely delicious. Love the awesome combination of Salted caramel with milk making it the best treat that anyone would fall in love. Would love to try this recipe sometime.
Amanda Love says
September 30, 2015 at 4:11 amI’ve never had caramel pears before, this sounds really delicious. I might just have to give it a try.
Caroline says
September 30, 2015 at 5:36 amThis looks so good! My kids and husband would love me to prepare this great dessert for them.
Carla says
September 30, 2015 at 10:01 amOh my goodness – divine! I love pears and anything dipped in caramel. Can’t wait to try this recipe out!
Debbie Denny says
September 30, 2015 at 10:13 amOooo I love making homemade sauce. Your pears look really good and tasty.
Ave says
September 30, 2015 at 1:30 pmWhat a great idea to use pears instead of apples! I really love caramel sauce with ice cream and as a topping for a cheese cake too!
Amber Ludwig says
October 1, 2015 at 8:09 amMmmm!! These sound amazing and look delectable!! We will have to try them for an after apple season treat!! Im trying to make it through a whole bushel of apples at the moment lol!!
Lula Ruger says
October 1, 2015 at 9:00 amI love this recipie what a tasty treat i will have to try this thank you
Jane Ritz says
October 1, 2015 at 11:48 amI have a pear tree. I have never thought of pears with caramel. It sounds great!
Kim Campbell says
October 1, 2015 at 6:06 pmI have never thought about using pears. This looks great!
vickie allbright says
October 1, 2015 at 11:48 pmi love this recipe thank you for sharing
Shannon says
October 2, 2015 at 2:31 amOkay I seriously want this now but I am not even hungry…LOL….thank you for sharing with us and I pinned for later as well.
Teena Stewart says
October 2, 2015 at 9:27 amthese sound delicoius
Kelly Nicholson says
October 2, 2015 at 11:44 amthis looks good..i can tast it already…thanks
Trish F says
October 2, 2015 at 3:58 pmOh my, these look so delicious. Carmel apples hold a special place in my heart as my mother made them every year and handed them out to the town’s children every Halloween. Making them using pears instead seems like a fantastic variation. Thanks for sharing.
Jody Cowan says
October 2, 2015 at 5:43 pmI love pears, it’s my favorite fruit. And of course caramel is just delicious. So I’m going to be trying this. I’ve never made caramel with these ingredients. So thanks!
Melissa S says
October 3, 2015 at 5:13 amThese sound delicious, I never thought of making caramel pears but I will now.
Stacie says
October 3, 2015 at 9:05 pmLooks yummy my kids might love this.
Julie Lundstrom says
October 5, 2015 at 1:27 amThis looks good to me. I will have to try this recipe out for the kids.
sheila ressel says
October 10, 2015 at 8:02 amThese sound absolutely wonderful! I would never have thought of using pears instead of apples but now I am going to have to give it a try.
Sarah L says
October 10, 2015 at 10:33 pmGreat idea to make this with pears. Good time of year for it.
Piroska says
October 11, 2015 at 10:38 amThis looks so delicious! I don’t know why, but I’ve never thought to do caramel pears. Always apples. Pears would be a lovely change!
Kathleen Kelly says
October 12, 2015 at 11:07 amI have to admit that I have only ever had pears raw, this recipe does sound good..
Thank you
Stacey A Smith says
October 12, 2015 at 8:59 pmwow that looks good adding it to my pinterest page.
Pamela Gurganus says
November 2, 2015 at 3:50 pmOh, this looks and sounds so delicious! I’d like to make this for my mom…she would love it! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
lisa says
November 3, 2015 at 2:26 pmI love pears. And, salted caramel is delicious. I have got to try this!
Dianna Davis says
November 5, 2015 at 7:47 pmWhat a wonderful recipe–and so easy,I can make this one for sure,thank you for sharing this.
Sarh S says
November 9, 2015 at 11:39 amOh, now this HAS GOT TO BE Amazing! I am definitely going to try these with my mom, she loves salted caramel and pears as much as I do.
EmilyZenKen says
November 10, 2015 at 9:28 amI know this recipe is going to be a favorite around my house.
Charles-Linda Bradshaw says
November 10, 2015 at 9:10 pmI have not seen anything like this with pears. I would love to give it a try.
GMAIL.COMJane Ritz says
November 12, 2015 at 9:50 amThis is a wonderful idea. I have a pear tree and will try them next year.
alicia szemon says
November 14, 2015 at 5:40 amyum!!! what a great alternative if you are not a fan of apples
Shakeia Rieux says
November 15, 2015 at 3:47 pmI have never tried salted caramel pears with caramel sauce,but it looks good.This would be a great recipe to make for my family.We always eat apples with caramel but never with any other fruit
debbie says
November 16, 2015 at 6:08 amoh my gosh this looks and sounds so amazing Im going to try this thanks fo the recipe
GMAIL.COMJane Ritz says
November 24, 2015 at 10:37 amI hh
ave a pear tree in my yard. I wll try these when they are ripr next year. They sound really good.
Holly Thomas says
December 5, 2015 at 8:37 amPears and Caramel are 2 of some of my most favorite food items out there!! This sounds absolutely delicious and i’m really shocked I never thought of mixing the two! Thanks for the recipe!
Cheri Oggy says
December 22, 2015 at 11:40 amWow, these pears sound wonderful! I will attempt to make these for my grandchildren.
Wanda Tracey says
December 26, 2015 at 7:50 pmI love any homemade sauces and wow this looks decadent.Thanks so much for posting the recipe.
Marnie G (Derrick Todd) says
March 28, 2016 at 7:53 pmThis looks absolutely delicious. I love pears and love the sweet and salty combo. I can’t wait to make this.
Ann says
June 15, 2016 at 3:52 pmI “discovered” salted caramel relatively late, after it had become something of a craze. …And I am IN LOVE! As soon as I saw the name of this recipe, I just knew I had to check it out. And it looks incredible! So excited to make this. Thank you!
lisa says
June 25, 2016 at 2:21 pmThis sounds so good. I love salted caramel. I have to try this.
Adriane says
June 28, 2016 at 12:54 pmVery pretty and a simple recipe! Thank you. And I’ll bet the sweet and salty mix is wonderful.
Lauryn R says
June 30, 2016 at 12:42 pmOh wow! What a delicious twist on a caramel apple, these pears look incredible! 🙂 I definitely can’t wait to make some, pears are my husband’s favorite!
lisa says
July 1, 2016 at 2:40 pmI love salted caramel. I like the idea of using it on a pear. Apples are good too, but using a pear is a nice change.
Jerry Marquardt says
July 8, 2016 at 4:43 pmI can’t wait to try out your special recipe for the Salted Caramel Pears with Homemade Caramel Sauce. I think it sounds delicious, and I hope I do as good as you did in the photos.
Stacy Bennett says
October 3, 2016 at 7:37 pmI’ve never heard of this before, but I love salted caramel! I bet these pears are delicious! I can’t wait to make them!
Stacy Bennett says
October 3, 2016 at 7:40 pmI’ve never heard of this before, but I love salted caramel! I bet these pears are delicious! I can’t wait to try them!
rebeccabasset says
October 6, 2016 at 3:55 pmOhhh these sound delicious! I will have to give them a try!
Thanks for the Post, Pictures, and the Recipe How To!
katie bellamy says
October 7, 2016 at 8:21 amThese look so good! And easy to make!
Haley Cook says
October 9, 2016 at 9:26 amI love that this is the best of both worlds, sweet and salty. I also have never thought of using pears with caramel. Apples always come to mind. This is a great option to have some diversity.
Paula Adams says
October 9, 2016 at 8:57 pmGosh, after making and eating caramel apples all these years….. I’ve never thought about trying it with pears! I love fresh fruit, so I’ll plan to grab a few pears when making caramel apples this year!
Lindsay Giedosh says
October 10, 2016 at 10:31 pmI’ve always heard of apples with caramel but never pears! I’d really like to try this recipe out
lisa says
October 12, 2016 at 2:53 pmI love this recipe.It’s simple, tasty, and a good change of pace from caramel apples.
Kim Tanti says
October 13, 2016 at 6:32 pmoh my gosh. These look so good. I just went apple picking so I will do it with some apples first. I have a family get together and will do the pears for them Thank You for sharing this.
Geri Sandoval says
October 17, 2016 at 10:11 amAwesome…love this!!! I love pears more than apples. I’m going to have to make this for Thanksgiving and send them home with my guests. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Adriane says
October 18, 2016 at 2:12 pmI love poached pears, but this recipe is a huge step up! Bookmarking 🙂
April Monty says
October 21, 2016 at 8:24 pmOoh I love pears ,and caramel ..what a sweet treat
June S. says
January 16, 2017 at 5:47 am(Salted Caramel Pears with Homemade Caramel Sauce) This pear recipe sounds really good to me, I like eating pears when they are in season.
Jo-Ann Brightman says
November 2, 2017 at 3:01 pmI have never tried to caramelize pears. I think it would taste delicious , especially with the combination of sweet and salty
Kimberly Flickinger says
November 2, 2017 at 7:16 pmI love pears and this sounds delicious. I will definitely be trying this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Melissa Storms says
November 20, 2017 at 4:53 pmThese sound really amazing. Salted caramel is one of my favorites and who doesn’t like pears? The combo is genius.