bourbon maple syrup baked pears

Name: Bourbon Maple Syrup Baked Pears
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 - ripe red pears; 1 tablespoon(s) cinnamon; 1 tablespoon(s) soft brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 2 tablespoon(s) melted unsalted butter; 1 package(s) chopped pecans or walnuts; 1 cup(s) bourbon barrel aged maple syrup; 0 if you cannot find this surup, 1/2 tsp bourbon in 1 c maple syrup will work.

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Tracilyn Hamilton

Austin, TX

Updated on Feb 2, 2020

I needed something sweet to serve alongside Thanksgiving dinner one year, that was not a dessert. Threw this together easily and there were none left-over. :)

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sweet, tart, and full of warm fall flavors.

prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 - ripe red pears
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
1 package chopped pecans or walnuts
1 cup bourbon barrel aged maple syrup
0 if you cannot find this surup, 1/2 tsp bourbon in 1 c maple syrup will work.

How To Make bourbon maple syrup baked pears

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Slice pears in half and carve out the very middle of each half, place cut side up in a glass baking dish

Step 2

Mix spices, brown sugar, and syrup in a bowl
Step 3

Drizzle half of the syrup mixture over the top of the pears
Step 4

Place pears in oven and bake for 10 minutes
Step 5

Pull pears out of oven and top with the chopped nuts and drizzle with the rest of the syrup mixture.
Step 6

Place pears back into oven and bake for another 15 minutes, or until the tip of the pear skin curls and pear is soft
Step 7

Serve warm.
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