Spicy Baked Pears

Total preparation time:  15 minutes
Serves:  10

Ingredients:

  • 5 large ripe pears
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • cinnamon
  • nutmeg
  • pinch of ground cloves
  • vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9"x13" baking dish.
  2. Spread the brown sugar over the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle generously with the spices.
  3. Slice pears in half. Peel and remove cores and stems. Lay pears cut side down on sugar mixture. Pour orange juice over pears.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until pears are tender.
  5. To serve: Ladle some of the juice mixture onto serving plate and place pear, cut side up, on plate. Place a small scoop of vanilla ice cream in center of pear.

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Centennial House Bed and Breakfast
Centennial House, Saint Augustine, FL - Inn
Centennial House
26 Cordova Street
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
USA
Phone: +1-904-810-2218
Fax: +1-904-810-1930
Toll-free: +1-800-611-2880
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Lou and Beverlee Stines
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$139 - $260
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