Pear Bread with Oatmeal Streusel
With no mixer required, this easy soft and fluffy pear bread with oatmeal streusel comes together in a pinch! Filled with fresh pear, warm cinnamon and a thick oat topping. Vegetarian with dairy free option.
This recipe has been in the works for a long time. We’re talking all the way back in September.
My best friend from college was getting married and all the girls were getting ready with the bride. Her mom picked up a loaf of pear bread from the local farmers’ market and we pretty much demolished the thing – it was that good.
I vowed then that I needed to recreate this delicious hunk of bread as soon as possible and filed it away in my brain as a must-make for the blog.
And here we are at the end of February. This is one of those times that I kind of want to kick myself for not doing it sooner.
Or writing down the idea in the first place. That would have been smart. But I was a bridesmaid and had more important duties that day. I’ll give myself a pass for this one.
So better late than never?
We’re talking a quick and easy bread here – filled with lots of fresh chopped pear and plenty of cinnamon.
Now the bread we had at the wedding didn’t have a streusel but I couldn’t help myself. Streusel, nay oatmeal streusel, makes everything better. Am I right or am I right?
No mixer needed, just a super moist and easy bread that I guarantee you’ll demolish in no time as well.
Or burn your finger when you try to pull off a piece of streusel the second it comes out of the oven. Not my finest decision.
Additional Quick Breads You Might Enjoy:
- Olive Oil Banana Bread
- Healthy Maple Gingerbread Loaf
- Pumpkin Olive Oil Bread
- Orange Poppy Seed Zucchini Bread
- Healthy Spiced Sweet Potato Bread
- Mango Coconut Bread
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.
Pear Bread with Oatmeal Streusel
With no mixer required, this easy soft and fluffy pear bread with oatmeal streusel comes together in a pinch! Filled with fresh pear, warm cinnamon and a thick oat topping. Vegetarian with dairy free option.
Ingredients
For the streusel:
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped
- pinch of cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted*
For the bread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup melted coconut oil, cooled slightly**
- ⅔ cup whole milk***
- ¼ cup cinnamon chips****
- 1 medium pear, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
To make the streusel:
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, oats, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and salt until well combined (breaking up any clumps). Add in the melted butter and mix until combined and evenly moistened. Set aside.
To make the bread:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, granulated sugar and egg until well combined (it will clump together at first but just keep whisking and it will smooth out). Add in the vanilla, coconut oil and milk and whisk again to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just combined. Gently fold in the cinnamon chips and chopped pear. It will be a nice and thick batter.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and use a spatula to smooth the top. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the top.
- Bake for about 50 to 60 minutes, until a tester inserted into the middle of the bread comes out clean. If the top starts to brown too quickly, tent loosely with aluminum foil.
- Once the bread is cool enough to handle, gently run a butter knife around the edges of the pan to loosen (a few crumbs on the edges may fall away but that’s okay!). Remove to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
*To keep this dairy free, use 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil.
**Make sure that you melt the coconut oil first and then measure out the ⅓ cup (otherwise you may use too much). Alternatively, you can also substitute in canola or vegetable oil - they should both work fine here.
***To keep this dairy free, use dairy free milk (I think canned light coconut milk would be great here).
****To keep this dairy free, either omit the cinnamon chips OR substitute dairy free chocolate chips. Also delicious! {I've never found dairy free cinnamon chips but it's possible they do exist!}
If you only have a 9x5 inch loaf pan, you can go ahead and use it. However, be sure to check the loaf while baking about 5 minutes earlier than noted in the recipe above.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 353Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 236mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 2gSugar: 25gProtein: 5g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professional’s advice.
Excellent! But would add more brown sugar and double the spices next time. Thx!
So glad to hear you enjoyed it Tara!!
I made this bread,one for church and on other one for my family and it was finished before dinner since it was raining and it’s good when hot thank you it was very delicious I give 10 stars, I like reviewers that actually do it and give end result,it was good will make it for thanksgiving
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the bread Christine! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. And I love that you’re planning on making it for Thanksgiving 🙂
I made this today, even made some diy cinnamon chips yesterday just to make this bread. It was so amazingly good!! I omitted the walnuts due to allergies and needed to bake with the pears I bought since they never softened to eat raw.
I am so so happy to hear you enjoyed the bread Amy! Thanks so much for letting me know!
Made this over the weekend and it is really really good. I plan on eating the entire loaf myself. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for letting me know Daisy! I’m so happy to hear this! Ha! And I love it – I’m pretty sure I ate most of the loaf myself as well : )
This bread looks beyond delicious! I love that you added streusel, my fave!
i love the sound of this bread! anything pear is SO SO good!
Totally better late than never! They are calling for even more snow this weekend (ugh) and bear bread sounds fabulous, Ashley! 😀
I use apples a lot, but have never used pears. This recipe sounds delicious and I just love streusel topping. This would be perfect with a hot cup of coffee 😀
Very interesting recipe.. looks so gorgeous and tempting.. thanks for sharing!!
This quick bread looks mad delicious! I love how you used pears…it’s such a good fruit and often gets overlooked. That streusel is totally calling out to me!! 😉
I have never tried this type of cake but it looks so good!! Plus anything with oatmeal streusel I know will automatically be delicious!
This looks like a fantastic combination! Love it! 🙂
My hubby is ALL ABOUT his pears! He’d love this bread!
I just burnt myself today after I thought it was a good idea to take out some of the steaming hot sauce from a dish and spilled it all over my hand. And this was after I forgot to add two ingredients to one of my own recipes that I’ve made a thousand times. 😛 I am glad that I stopped by to check out this pear streusel bread. It sounds really incredible! Love the crumble topping!
Oh man, it sounds like you’ve had one of those days!
Woah, this bread looks beautiful!! Those pears and the streusel! Get in ma belly, I want this hot out of the oven with a big ol slather of buttah!
Wow, this pear bread looks fabulous with all the spices in it and even better with the streusel on top…I sure would love a slice of this bread.
Hope you are having a wonderful week Ashley 😀
I love a fruity bread with a streusel, and this is perfection, Ashley! I could go for a slice or two for breakfast this weekend! Wonderful recipe.
Sweet breads are some of my favorite things to bake. They’re so easy, don’t make a huge amount, but satisfying my sweet tooth just perfectly. I love that this one has pears and I’m always a fan of stresuel! 😉
So glad you added a streusel to the top of this bread! I always kick myself for waiting so late to make recipes I think of, and then a month goes by and someone else does it, haha. But this bread looks absolutely wonderful! Wish I had some with my coffee right now. 🙂
I love it when you eat something so memorable, you want to run home and re-create it! This bread looks incredible. The center is so moist but that generous streusel top totally makes it. That crunch and sweetness out of the oven must be so, so good!!
Wonderful! I would definitely hide this from hubby and take a slice to work with me every day for a week! (well OK, I might give him one slice) I bet the streusel is gorgeous with the nuts and brown sugar in.
haha I love it
This bread looks amazing! I don’t bake nearly enough with pears!
My gosh, that streusel! I love how thick it is and I could totally eat a giant slice of this right now. Pears get so nice and soft when baked, what a great add-in.
I love quickbread and I’m always looking for new recipes. Pear bread looks and sounds heavenly. Thank you for sharing!
This looks SO good! I love breads like this because my husband won’t eat anything I call a “loaf” which means more for me 🙂 I can’t get enough streusel topping!
I have been experimenting new pear recipes recently. This brought a smile to my face.
When I opened the blog and saw your top photo my first reaction was, “Oh, yum! What is that?! And look at that streusel!” Then, I read the post and immediately printed out the recipe (Printing may be old school, but that is how I am). Now I am going out to buy a pear! I am sure this bread would be delicious on its own but with lots of streusel topping it can only be even better!
I still print every now and then! Sometimes I just love having actual paper in front of me!
Let’s be real…everyone goes for the struesal anyways! I have never had pear bread but so intrigued now! This sounds so homey and delicious…I did feel like baking this weekend 🙂
and apparently I can’t spell….streusel!
haha it happens … I have to think before I write it every time!
I am so glad you posted this Ashley because it sounds amazing! Pear and cinnamon are such an amazing combination and oatmeal streusel with walnuts definitely makes everything better. Hehe, I have totally burned my fingers and tongue more than once when sneaking a piece of the streusel fresh out of the oven – totally can’t resist since that’s my favorite part 🙂
It’s so hard to resist when baked goods are right out of the oven!
Aw! This is my kind of loaf – gorgeous Ashley! Streusel has come to me later in life but I am a definite convert and it works a treat here. Just wondered about the cinnamon chips in the recipe, are they a specialist item? Not sure I have seen them in the UK. They sound divine… 😉
I order mine online – I can never seem to find them in my local stores!
Thanks!
I got excited when I saw this post in my e-mail today because I once bought this loaf of Peach Bread (with a streusel topping!) from Great Harvest and it was soooo incredible. I did manage to make a spin on it with apricots at one point, but I never did go the classic pear route. Now I’m reminded that it needs to be done! Yours looks like perfection!
Anything with streusel is the winner in my book. This pear bread looks scrumptious!
Wow so cool! I’ve never seen pear bread before. Sounds great… I love pear so I definitely want to try this! And streusel makes everything better!
I’ve never tried baking pears in a quick bread. It sounds amazing, especially with the streusel!
I L O V E pear anything. Making this fo sure.
I’ve never even heard of pear bread before I love that idea! It looks so good, especially with the oatmeal streusel. My mouth is watering! I think it was well worth the wait for this one.
This is something I would definitely enjoy! Together with that cup of coffee! 🙂 ela
Yes! It’s perfect with some coffee or tea : )
Pears are my fav winter fruit, and would have never ever ever thought to put them into a bread. I’m pretty sure I’d be obsessed with this!
Loving that streusel! This bread looks great!
This bread looks amazing!! I love pears, and anything with an oatmeal streusel is okay with me 🙂
Gawsh – I so badly wanna sink my teeth into a slice -the crumb topping, and this pear streusel bread is causing drooling of EPIC proportions!
Better late than never :). I have posts like that too that I’ve been meaning to do for months and months. This one looks worth the wait. I don’t think I’ve ever had pear bread before and the oatmeal streusel looks wonderful!
Oh, I would love this bread! Those big chunks of pear, loads of cinnamon, and a beautiful oatmeal streusel are calling my name right now. I’d love some for breakfast, but I guess I’ll have to stick with the oatmeal in front me. ha Pinning, and yes, better late than never!
I have some recipes I am still working on from last year! I love streusel – I think it adds SO much. This bread looks and sounds so great Ashley! Also loving that you used coconut oil in the bread.
This sweet bread looks delicious! The oatmeal streusel on top makes it out of this world and I can’t wait to bake it and serve it alongside a cup of tea for the next get-together with my best friends!
xo, Elisa