CAN DO CONTESTWinners

Can Do Winners

Can Do Challenge

2022 Can-Do Contest Winners

We asked to see new and inventive ways of using pears in your favorite recipes and your response has blown us away! We are thrilled to announce the 3 winners of this year’s Can-Do Contest:

1st place, Chicken Tinga with Chipotle Pear Sauce
Marie Parker, Nutrition Supervisor
Nextdoor Foundation

2nd place, Pear and Chicken Spring Rolls
Chef Maritza Rodriguez-Brown
Virginia Beach City Public Schools

3rd place, Breakfast Hash with Canned Pears
Tayler Silfverduk, RDN
Nutrition Consultant

 

Coming Soon…

Stay tuned for new photos and recipes from the winning submissions!

Here’s what we judged on…

Plate Appeal

We all know U.S. Grown canned pears are dang tasty right out of the can, but our winners went over and above with creative ways to serve our favorite canned fruit!

Unexpected Pearings

Adding juicy canned pears to a recipe can be an unexpected surprise. Check out our recipe collection for inspiration.