Roasted Pears with Almonds, Cranberries and White Chocolate Drizzle

By Maylynn

Ingredients

• ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 t. Cinnamon
• 1 t. Ground nutmeg
• ¼ t. Ground Cloves
• 4 firm, ripe pears, such as Bosc or Anjou, halved and cored
• ¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 4 oz. white baking chocolate, corsly chopped
• ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
• ½ dried cranberries, coarsely chopped

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a small bowl. Place pear halves, cut side up, in a 13x9x2 inch baking dish sprayed with Pam. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.

Bake in preheated 400 degree oven 30 minutes or until pears are tender, spooning brown sugar mixture over pears halfway through bakining. Cool slightly.

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

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.