Caramel Roasted Pears with Cheese Recipe

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Ingredients

10-12 ounce wheel of soft, runny cheese such as Harbison or triple-cream brie, at room temperature
4 ginger snap cookies, crumbled
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 ripe pears (Bartlett or other soft-fleshed variety), cored and halved
salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 sprigs thyme
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Preparation

Step 1

Divide cheese and crumbled cookies evenly among four plates.

Set a small pan over medium heat. Once hot, add oil. Season pears with salt and pepper. Place pears, skin side up, in pan. Once surfaces of pears are caramelized, about 5 minutes, flip pears and add butter and thyme to pan. Cook pears, constantly basting with butter, until warmed through and just fork tender, about 4 minutes. Place one pear half over cheese on each plate.

Add honey and vinegar to pan with thyme and browned butter. Cook over medium heat until sauce begins to bubble aggressively, about 1 minute. Discard thyme and stir sauce until it darkens and thickens, about 2 minutes.

Drizzle caramel sauce over pears. Serve immediately.