Enjoy them on their own as a light snack, or stew them up with some cinnamon and sugar. Stir them through a cake, pie or crumble, and watch your guests fawn over the meal.

To bring you some sweet inspiration about how to use up your pears, here’s a selection of our best dessert recipes featuring the beautiful fruit.

From our ginger, pear and pistachio crumbles to our raspberry and pear bread, tarte tatin and ‘impossible’ pie, it doesn’t get much more comforting than this.

Happy cooking!