Baked Pears

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I’ve always liked pears, just never loved them like I do other fruit.  But when I saw these Asian pears at my local market they were too beautiful to pass up!

Asian Pears

Since I had no idea what I was going to do with the pears, I figured I should try a little first and maybe it would give me an idea.  HOLY GOODNESS!  This is now one of my favorite fruits!  It’s got a crisp, sweet juicy flavor that is unlike anything I’ve tasted before.  It was so good that I ended up eating an entire pear right then and there!  I didn’t want to make anything that would take away from the flavor of the pear so I decided to roast them and see how they turned out.  This is a VERY simple recipe but one that will take care of any sweet tooth out there!

~Sarah

Ingredients:

• 2 Asian pears (you can use any variety of pears or apples for this recipe)
• 1 cup apple juice (I used apple cider and it was amazing!)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
   

   Cut off the bottoms

2. Start by cutting off the bottoms of the pears – this is just to help them sit nicely in the pan and absorb the juices.
   

   Pears in baking dish with apple cider

3. Place the pears in a glass baking dish and add 1 cup of apple juice.
4. Bake the pears for 1 hour.  Every 15 minutes or so baste the pears with the apple juice.  After 45 minutes or so you will have a nice syrup that has formed around the pears.
5. To serve, place each pear on a dish and drizzle the syrup on top.  ENJOY!

Nutritional Info:

Makes 2 servings.

Nutrients per serving:  Calories: 110, Cal. from Fat: 2, Total Fat: 0g, Sat. Fat: 0g, Carbs: 28g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 24g, Protein: 1g, Sodium: 12mg, Chol: 0mg

Notes:

This is a fantastic dish to serve for holiday parties.  It’s so sweet and delicious and the perfect finish to any meal.  To make a larger quantity of roasted pears simply use a bigger baking dish and add an additional 1 cup of juice for every 2 pears added.