For more clarification
Here is a simple test file
#+STARTUP: beamer
#+LATEX_CMD: xelatex
#+LaTeX_CLASS: beamer
#+TITLE: Testing
#+LaTeX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [presentation]
#+BEAMER_HEADER: \input{header_beamer} \date{}
#+COLUMNS: %35ITEM %10BEAMER_env(Env) %10BEAMER_envargs(Env Args)
%4BEAMER_col(Col) %8BEAMER_OPT(opt)
#+OPTIONS:   H:2 num:t toc:nil \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t -:t f:t *:t <:t
#+EXPORT_EXCLUDE_TAGS: noexport

* Intro
** Apples
** Pears
- 1
- 2
- 3
** Cars

Ideally,

Apples & Cars should be two blank slide with just the frame titles, while
slide Pears should have bullets 1, 2 & 3.

This is what the file export to


\makeatletter\let\ifGm@compatii\relax\makeatother
\documentclass[presentation]{beamer}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\tolerance=1000
\input{header_beamer} \date{}
\usetheme{default}
\author{Marvin M. Doyley}
\date{\today}
\title{Testing}
\hypersetup{
  pdfkeywords={},
  pdfsubject={},
  pdfcreator={Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.1)}}
\begin{document}

\maketitle

\section{Intro}
\label{sec-1}
\subsection{Apples}
\label{sec-1-1}
\subsection{Pears}
\label{sec-1-2}
\begin{itemize}
\item 1
\item 2
\item 3
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Cars}
\label{sec-1-3}
% Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.1)
\end{document}

Header_beamer.tex is
\usetheme{split}
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[split theme]
%% Beamer style
\setbeamerfont{frametitle}{family=\rmfamily,shape=\itshape}
\setbeamercovered{invisible}
\setbeamertemplate{itemize subitem}[circle]
\setbeamertemplate{frametitle}[default][center]
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}

\newcommand{\pdd}[2]{\frac{\partial {#1}}{\partial {#2}}}         % partial
derivative
\newcommand{\ave}[1]{\left\langle#1\right\rangle}   % average <x>
\newcommand{\var}[1]{\sigma}                                      % for
variance
\newcommand{\abs}[1]{\left|#1\right|}                             %
modulus/absolute value
\newcommand{\uv}[1]{\ensuremath{\mathbf{\hat{#1}}}}               % for
unit vector
\newcommand{\degree}{\ensuremath{^\circ}}                         % degree

\renewcommand{\div}[1]{\gv{\nabla} \cdot #1}                      % for
divergence
\newcommand{\curl}[1]{\gv{\nabla} \times #1}                      % for curl
\newcommand{\grad}[1]{\gv{\nabla} #1}                             % for
gradient
\newcommand{\integrate}[2]{\ensuremath{\int_{#1}^{#2}}}
%Intregral with lower and upper limits
\newcommand{\summation}[2]{\displaystyle{\sum_{#1}^{#2}}}
\newcommand{\padd}[1]{\textcolor{blue}{#1}}
\newcommand{\cvb}[1]{\left(#1\right)} % ( ) delimiters
\newcommand{\clyb}[1]{\left\{#1\right\}} % { } delimiters
\newcommand{\sqb}[1]{\left[#1\right]} % [ ] delimiters
\newcommand{\sinc}{{\rm sinc}}
\newcommand{\Image}[2]{\begin{figure}\includegraphics[scale=#1]{Img/#2}\end{figure}}
       %
\newcommand{\cntr}[1]{\begin{center}#1\end{center}}
\newcommand{\eqn}[1]{\begin{equation}#1\end{equation}}
\author{Marvin Doyley \\ \copyright Copyright 2013}
\institute{University of Rochester \\ Hajim School of Engineering and
Applied Science}