Roasted Pears with Almonds, Cranberries and White Chocolate Drizzle

By á-168951

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp Saigon Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
• 4 firm ripe pears, such as Bosc or Anjou, halved and cored
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick butter, melted
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 4 oz. white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

MIX sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in small bowl. Place pear halves, cut-side up, in 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.

BAKE in preheated 400 degree oven 30 minutes or until pears are tendered, spooning brown sugar mixture over pears halfway through baking. Cool slightly.

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.

TO SERVE, place 1 pear half on each of 8 dessert plates. Stir brown sugar mixture in baking dish. Spoon over pears. Sprinkle with almonds and cranberries. Drizzle pears generously with white chocolate sauce. Serve immediately.