Holiday Recipe for Caramelized Pears
Food is always the center of any holiday celebration at our house and probably at your house, too. One of our favorite desserts for Thanksgiving and Christmas is caramelized pears served with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. I discovered a recipe for caramelized pears from Williams and Sonoma about eight years ago, made a couple of changes to it, and now caramelized pears are part of our holiday traditions.
Caramelized Pears
Serve as a side dish or add ice cream and serve as a dessert for fall and winter holiday meals.
Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/16 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup white grape juice
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 ... lemon zest strips... 3"x1/2" each strip
- 6 fresh pears
Instructions
1. Combine the first eight ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Continue heating until the butter melts.
2. Wash and halve the pears. Core, keeping stems intact. Place in a baking dish. Cover the pears with the white grape juice mixture.
3. Bake 30-40 minutes at 350°, basting occasionally. Cook until easily pierced with a sharp knife. Remove from the oven, and keep warm until served.
4. If served as a dessert, place two pear halves in an individual serving bowl and add a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Spoon two tablespoons of the warm white grape juice mixture over the pears and ice cream.
2. Wash and halve the pears. Core, keeping stems intact. Place in a baking dish. Cover the pears with the white grape juice mixture.
3. Bake 30-40 minutes at 350°, basting occasionally. Cook until easily pierced with a sharp knife. Remove from the oven, and keep warm until served.
4. If served as a dessert, place two pear halves in an individual serving bowl and add a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Spoon two tablespoons of the warm white grape juice mixture over the pears and ice cream.
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 6 servingsBe sure to visit JennsFarm Table today. JennsFarm Table is dedicated to sharing Jenn's library of personal recipes that she continues to test and to update. Then hop over to visit Chloe at Celebrate and Decorate for another wonderful holiday recipe. Chloe's blog includes a page called In The Kitchen where she shares her favorite recipes.
In case you are just now starting the Holiday Recipe Blog Hop, the entire schedule by day is below. With Thanksgiving a week away, you can review all the recipes with plenty of time for you to gather the needed ingredients for your family holiday gathering.
Holiday Recipe Blog Hop Schedule November 14 ~ 18, 2016
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More holiday inspiration is headed your way.
A Country Christmas Memory
Holidays are a time for being with families and friends. And for sharing beloved stories... laughing, talking, remembering... all the good times and bad, with those special people in our lives. Carole of Garden Up Green is hosting a blog hop November 28 where bloggers share heartfelt Christmas memories of living in the country. Botanic Bleu's memory of country Christmas trees will give you some ideas for decorating on a shoestring budget.
Cozy at Christmas Blog Tour
Seeing houses decorated for the holidays is one of my favorite things to do each year. Katie of Let's Add Sprinkles is hosting a blog tour December 5-7, 2016, in which bloggers share their homes decorated for Christmas. Botanic Bleu's home will be decorated with lots of white and French inspiration.
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