Desserts
BAKED PEARS with Pecans & Maple Syrup
Serves 4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cooking TIme
30 minutes
Ingredients
- 50g (2oz) (4 tbsp) Kerrygold Irish Creamery Butter (454 g)
- 4 large ripe pears
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 4 tbsp finely chopped pecan nuts
- 4 tbsp maple or golden syrup, or honey
- Vanilla ice cream or custard to serve
Directions
This dessert is just perfect for a cold autumn day. It can be served with warm custard instead of ice cream for extra warmth.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F), Gas mark 6.
- Grease an ovenproof dish large enough to fit the pears in a single layer.
- Peel the pears and then cut each one in half, using a teaspoon scoop out the cores.
- Toss in the lemon juice to prevent them from going brown.
- Place the butter in a bowl and beat in the pecan nuts.
- Use the mixture to fill the cavities of the pear halves.
- Drizzle over the golden or maple syrup, or honey and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the pears are softened and the sauce at the bottom of the dish is bubbling.
- To serve, arrange the baked pear halves on plates and spoon over any cooking sauces. Add a scoop of ice cream, or drizzle warm custard over each one.
