Pear Dump Cake – Easy and Cozy Treat for Dump Cake Recipes Fans
Some desserts beg for precision. This isn’t one of them—and that’s why I love it. This Pear Dump Cake recipe is a total throwback to simpler times, when all you needed was a can opener, a mixing spoon, and a dream. Alright, maybe not a dream, but definitely a box of cake mix.
The magic here happens with almost zero effort. You open the cans, layer the ingredients, and boom—your house starts smelling like your grandma just came over with a pie in each hand. The combo of tender pears, warm spices, and golden cake topping feels like sweater weather in a dish. Is it refined? Nope. Is it delicious and dangerously easy to eat straight from the pan with a fork? You bet.
Whether you’re looking for pear dessert recipes easy enough for a weeknight or craving something that brings back cozy autumn vibes, this one checks all the boxes. It even hangs out well with the likes of apple dump cake, strawberry dump cake recipes, and that dreamy pear coffee cake recipe I keep meaning to test again. Let’s bake.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cans (15 oz each) sliced pears in juice, drained
- 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- Optional: whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Spread the drained pears evenly in the bottom of the dish.
- Sprinkle cinnamon over the pears.
- Pour the dry cake mix evenly on top—don’t stir.
- Drizzle melted butter evenly over the cake mix, trying to cover as much as possible.
- Bake for 45–50 minutes, until golden and bubbly around the edges.
- Let cool slightly before serving. Top with ice cream or whipped cream if you’re feeling fancy.