Pear Date Skillet Cake
This Pear and Date Skillet Cake is healthy, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and dairy-free! Served with a drizzle of homemade date syrup, each mouthful is a truly decadent experience!
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Gluten-Free-Refined-Sugar-Free-Blender-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
This Pear Date Skillet Cake is absolutely delicious. It is the perfect ending to a dinner or lunch. It pairs well with a glass of wine or a cup of coffee or tea.
And today, you get the recipe for this cake along with the recipe for pear butter and date syrup.
![Pear Butter](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pear-Butter.jpg)
This skillet cake, along with its accompaniments, is so easy to make, all you need is one blender, one skillet, a spatula, an oven, and the ingredients listed below.
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-Prep-ggnoads.jpg)
What are the ingredients needed to make these recipes?
The ingredient breakdown is as follows:
PEAR & DATE SKILLET CAKE
- Pear butter
- Eggs
- Dates
- Coconut oil
- Buckwheat flour
- Baking powder
- Pear
- Salt
DATE SYRUP
- Dates
- Water
PEAR BUTTER
- Pears (by the way, find out all about pears here)
- Water
- Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Cloves
- Nutmeg
- Ginger powder
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-Prep2-ggnoads.jpg)
If you had asked me to eat a refined sugar-free cake three months ago, I would have chuckled and said: “…not unless you won the lottery and are planning on sharing your winnings with me!”
But, life has a way of delivering it’s lessons to me that often ends up with me eating my words.
I gave up refined sugar completely as part of a two-month sugar cleanse. During the second month of this ordeal, I re-introduced fruits and dried fruits to my taste-buds again.
It was in this phase that I rediscovered my love of dates (we are talking about that wrinkly date fruit) and raisins and homemade apple and pear butters.
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/GlutenFree-Refined-SugarFree-DairyFree-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
I am not sure if it was my deprived taste-buds, but a little homemade apple or pear butter or date paste or date syrup went a long way in adding a tantalizingly sweet flavor to my baked goods – like this Pear and Date Skillet Cake!
When I first tasted a spoonful of this Skillet Cake, I must admit that I forgot that it was refined sugar free. But, I chalked it up to my deprived taste-buds – until, my daughter and mom and sister and friends gave this the thumbs up – with one of them eating 3 slices of this cake even though they kept saying they didn’t like pears!
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Easy-Blender-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
I am a big believer in that all things happen for the best – in time.
That job lost, that mandatory sugar-fast, that lying date (not the fruit), that rainy day, they just help things seem clearer.
Sometimes, they even help you find a new found love for what you had right there in front of you.
Dates and pears have been two of my favorite fruits, but somehow, with the flavors of fall, I overlooked how incredible they were together.
So, I decided to unite them with my taste-buds again – in this easy cake!
All you need is one blender, one skillet, a spatula and an oven.
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Blender-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
I used gluten free, nutrient dense, buckwheat flour along with a spiced homemade pear butter I had on hand, some eggs, coconut oil and some dates.
I threw all my ingredients into my blender – scraped them out with a spatula into the skillet and voila – this delicious skillet cake emerged from the oven!
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Blender-GlutenFree-SugarFree-DairyFree-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Blender-GlutenFree-SugarFree-DairyFree-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
Ingredients
PEAR & DATE SKILLET CAKE
- ¼ cup homemade pear butter
- 3 eggs
- 8 dates soaked in warm water for 30 minutes
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
- ½ cup buckwheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pear sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
DATE SYRUP
- 2 cups dates
- 1 cup water
PEAR BUTTER
- 6 pears
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
Instructions
PEAR AND DATE SKILLET CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350
- Place ALL the ingredients (pear butter, eggs, dates, coconut oil, buckwheat flour, baking powder, and salt) into a blender, and pulse till well incorporated and dates are broken down
- Pour/scrape into a skillet
- Place pear slices on top and bake for 30 minutes
DATE SYRUP
- Simmer dates in water for 30 minutes, then mash up the dates and using a cheesecloth, strain the dates from the liquid, reserve the liquid, store in an airtight container in the fridge, and use as needed.
PEAR BUTTER
- Place all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over a low flame for 25-30 minutes. Puree and use as needed in baking and topping yogurt, etc.
Nutrition
![This Pear and Date Skillet Cake whips up in the Blender and is Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, and Dairy Free.](https://savoryspin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/GlutenFree-Refined-SugarFree-DairyFree-Blender-Pear-Date-Skillet-Cake-ggnoads.jpg)
This looks so good and healthy that I can even enjoy them as the breakfast!
This skillet cake looks delicious! I love the combination of pears and dates!!
What a fantastic looking skillet cake, Shashi. You always come up with the most creative, delicious and healthy dessert ideas. I bet pear and date go so well together. This would make a great brunch. 🙂
O the skillet!!! Love seeing its magic power in action!
I always get so jealous when you post about Sprouts! If only we still lived in Atlanta… But let’s talk cake. This cake sounds amazing, and I’m a huge fan of the buckwheat flour you used in there. I bet that adds a fun twist of flavor! I just recently baked something with dates, and I was pleased with the result. I just need to remember to use them more often. I’m thinking a slice of this cake just screams for a scoop of good vanilla bean ice cream on top. Let it get slightly melty and all…and then dig in! Oh yeah!! Hope you have a great Wednesday, Shashi!
Looks wonderful! Cooking with apples gets a bit tired, I love this idea!
Doing a sugar cleanse is so important for your health. I do this often as well and I feel so much better. I can’t wait to try this delicious skillet pear and date cake, perfect for a morning cuppa or a healthy snack during the day. Sharing of course!
This looks so comforting and delicious! I love that you added dates, they’re my favorite way to add sweetness!
What beautiful shots and fall recipe. Getting the cast iron skillet out now!
Wow, such a neat recipe! Tons of flavor in this. Love dates. And pears. And cake. 🙂 Thanks!
Yay for dates saving the dessert day! This cake is gorgeous, Shashi! Love those pear slices and that you used the dates for sweetness instead of sugar! Now I can eat at least 5 slices of this baby and not feel so guilty! Plus anything made in a skillet just makes me swoon – gotta love the taste and convenience! Cheers, my dear! <3
I always have trouble with cakes – never thought to bake it in a skillet! This looks delicious, and I LOVE pear this time of year!
This cake is SO pretty – I love the pears you have on top! I am a huge fan of pears and dates … it’s like you made this just for me 🙂
Interesting idea, and I like you used buckwheat flour, Shashi! This one is quite underestimated, unfortunately. What can I say? Be strong and don’t give up. And remember: you cannot consume refind sugars. But you can always bake a cake or two and send it to me:)
This is a gorgeous skillet cake! Would love a slice right now!
I must try making the pear butter.
Oh, I LOVE date butter. I have two packs of opened dates that I haven’t even touched in goodness knows how long, but now I’m totally craving them! And this cake–talk about a great way to reintroduce those sugars!!
I am all about skillet cakes and this is definitely no exception! I need to get some dates! (That pear butter sounds amazing. <3 )
After seeing how much sugar went into a cake I made today and being a bit disgusted with myself, this is looking very attractive, Shashi!
The pears (and pear butter!) look wonderful!
P.S. Love your new blog lay-out!
Love this – so healthy and tasty