too much or too many

[constantinusphilo]

Which one is preferable: he ate too many pears, or he ate pears too much, or he stuffed himself too much with pears?

 

[teechar]

He ate too many pears.

OK

He ate pears too much.

Not OK.

He stuffed himself [STRIKE]too much[/STRIKE] with pears.

That's possible, but note the correction.