Baked Pears with Ice Cream

By Dottiejk

Ingredients

• 2 firm pears
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup Water
• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Peel the pears with a vegetable peeler. Cut them in half length wide,
leaving the stems on two of the halves if possible, and remove cores with a
small melon baller. Place in an 8x8 inch baking pan, cut-side down.

Combine the lemon juice, apple juice, water, and brown sugar; pour over the
pears. Set the pan over medium heat and bring the juices to a boil. Cover
the pan with aluminum foil. Bake for 40 minutes (basting after 15 minutes)
or until the pears are tender when tested with a toothpick.

Chill the pears overnight in the refrigerator, covered with the cooking
syrup. Serve in four small dessert bowls to fit, cored-side up, with a
small scoop of ice cream in the center of each. Spoon a little of the syrup
into each bowl.