This recipe is perfect for fall entertaining when fresh pears are seasonally available. For roasting, choose pears which are ripe yet firm. They should yield slightly when pressed near the stem.
15m
PREP TIME
30m
COOK TIME
381
CALORIES
10
INGREDIENTS
This recipe is perfect for fall entertaining when fresh pears are seasonally available. For roasting, choose pears which are ripe yet firm. They should yield slightly when pressed near the stem.
15m
PREP TIME
30m
COOK TIME
381
CALORIES
10
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients 8 Servings
- Roasted Pears
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Cloves
- 4 firm ripe pears, such as Bosc or Anjou, halved and cored
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- White Chocolate Drizzle
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in small bowl. Place pear halves, cut-side up, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar mixture
- 2 Bake 30 minutes or until pears are tender, spooning brown sugar mixture over pears halfway through baking. Cool slightly
- 3 Bring cream just to boil in small saucepan on medium heat. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate; stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth
- 4 To serve, place a pear half on each of 8 dessert plates. Stir brown sugar mixture in baking dish. Spoon over pear halves. Sprinkle with almonds and cranberries. Drizzle generously with white chocolate sauce. Serve immediately
NUTRITION INFORMATION
(per Serving)
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