Roasted Pears with Almonds, Cranberries, and White Chocolate

By Chez_Alexander

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 4 firm, ripe pears, such as Bosc or Anjou, halved and cored
• 1/4 cup 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 8
Adapted from d1doqjmisr497k.cloudfront.net

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a small bowl. Place pear halves, cut side up, in a 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.

2. Bake in a 400F oven for 30 minutes or until pears are tender, spooning brown sugar mixture over pears halfway through baking. Cool slightly.

3. Bring cream just to a boil in a small saucepan on medium heat. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate; stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth.

4. Place one 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.

Makes 8 servings. Each serving = 6 Weight Watchers points.