Honey-Baked Pears with Raspberries and Shaved Dark Chocolate

By Mike_67

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons apple juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• Pinch of nutmeg
• 2 firm Bosc or Bartlett pears
• 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed and drained
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons shaved dark chocolate*

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl, mix apple juice with lemon juice, honey, lemon zest and nutmeg. Pour into 9-inch baking dish.

Cut pears in half, lengthwise, and remove inner core. Place pears, cut side down, in baking dish. Bake pears 15 minutes, basting occasionally. Turn pears over, baste with pan juices and continue to bake another 5 minutes or until tender.

Meanwhile, mix raspberries with sugar. When pears are done, place them on serving platter and drizzle pan syrup over top. Divide raspberries among pear halves. Sprinkle with chocolate and serve immediately.

* Make dark chocolate shavings by thinly slicing room temperature chocolate with a paring knife or cheese slicer.