Baked Pears with Ice cream
Tender baked pears poached in a sweet apple juice syrup, chilled and served with creamy vanilla ice cream. A simple yet elegant dessert that perfectly combines warm and cool flavors.
Ingredients
- •2 whole firm pears
- •½ lemon lemon juice
- •½ cup apple juice
- •½ cup water
- •2 tablespoons brown sugar
- •4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- •for serving
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
5 min
- 2.
2. Peel the pears with a vegetable peeler. Cut them in half lengthwise, 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.
10 min
- 3.
3. 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.
40 min
- 4.
4. 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.
720 min
