Baked Pears
Created by ellie on November 14, 2015
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #21733
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pears (8 Anjou pears, peeled, halved and cored)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
- Kosher salt
- 5 thyme sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup honey
- Chilled heavy cream for serving or use chilled creme fraiche
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Step 2: Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper and then arrange the pears cut-side-up in a single layer. Top each pear half with butter and season with salt. Scatter the thyme and bay leaves over the pears and drizzle with honey.
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Step 3: Bake for one hour, turning every 15 minutes or until pears are carmalelized and tender.
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Step 4: Transfer to a warmed dish and serve hot with chilled cream.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (205.9 g)
- Calories 239.1
- Total Fat - 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.3 g
- Cholesterol - 30.5 mg
- Sodium - 4.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.3 g
- Sugars - 29.3 g
- Protein - 0.7 g
- Calcium - 22 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 42 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg