Baked Spiced Pears
Looking for an easy, cozy fall dessert? Try these baked spiced pears with cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, rhum, and pecans.
Equipment
- 1 baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 pears - firm but ripe Beurré Hardy, Anjou or Bosc
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbl dark rum 15 mL
- 1 Tbl salted butter 14 g, cubed
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbl dark brown sugar 25 g
- 2 Tbl chopped pecans 15 g
- vanilla ice cream optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) conventional heat.
- Peel pears, cut in half lengthwise, and remove cores. Place cut-side up in a baking dish.
- Combine rum, lemon juice, and vanilla in a bowl. Brush the mixture all over the pears.
- Sprinkle the pears with cubed butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes. Flip pears, move them around so the bottom absorbs the juices, then spoon some juices on top. Bake another 15 minutes, or until fork-tender.
- Meanwhile, coarsely chop the pecans and toast in a dry skillet on medium heat until fragrant, shaking often.
- Scatter the pecans over the pears. Serve warm, with vanilla ice cream if desired.