Creamy Baked Pears

4 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min
Ready In: 40 min

“So simple but so delicious.” - by kaboom

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, divided
2 tablespoons white sugar, divided
2 Bosc pears, halved and cored
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
Rub remaining 1 tablespoon butter over pear halves; arrange pears cut sides down in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream over pears and continue baking until tender, about 20 minutes more.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
175 cal
9%

Fat
11.4 g
18%

Carbs
19.5 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (4)

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Kiren K

Apr. 21, 2013

"Simply divine! I used plain old green pears, peeled off the skin and followed the instructions. It took much longer in the oven, probably because of the type of pear. Covered for half an hour and then..." See more uncovered and baked another 15 minutes. It looks so elegant too!"

lutzflcat

Feb. 23, 2013

"The ease of preparation and elegant simplicity make this dessert spectacular. That little bit of sugar and cream bakes into a lovely light caramel sauce which is just delectable when spooned over the..." See more baked pears. This is divine, and I would definitely serve this as a finish to an elegant dinner (heck, any dinner, even beans and franks!)."

cookn44

Jun. 3, 2013

"Delicious. Mine didn't turn out looking like they had caramel sauce on them like the photo, but they tasted great. I doubled the recipe for the number of people I was serving and added 1 tsp cinnamon ..." See moreand 1/2 tsp nutmeg for a lightly spiced flavor."

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