Pears in Pineapple Cream
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
60 minReady
80 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon |
lemon juice
|
|
| 4 | large |
pears
firm |
|
| 4 | ieces |
crystallized ginger (candied)
cut in halves |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
brown sugar, light
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
pineapple juice
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 1 | x |
bay leaves
fresh |
*
|
| 1 | x |
almonds
flaked, toasted |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 4 | large |
pears
firm |
|
| 4 | ieces |
crystallized ginger (candied)
cut in halves |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 15 | ml |
brown sugar, light
|
|
| 158 | ml |
pineapple juice
|
|
| 158 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 1 | x |
bay leaves
fresh |
*
|
| 1 | x |
almonds
flaked, toasted |
*
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).
Lightly grease a shallow baking dish .
Fill a bowl with cold water and add lemon juice.
Peel pears and cut in half.
Cut away stems and remove cores with a teaspoon.
Drop prepared pears in lemon water.
Pat pears dry on paper towels.
Place a piece of crystallized ginger into "well" of each pear half.
Arrange pears, cut-sides down, in greased dish.
Put butter, brown sugar and pineapple juice into a saucepan and heat gently to dissolve sugar.
Add whipping cream and boil 5 minutes.
Pour sauce over pears.
Cover and bake in preheat oven 1 hour or until pears are tender and sauce has thickened.
Baste pears with sauce several times during baking.
Place pears on a warm serving plate and spoon sauce over pears.
Arrange bay leaves to resemble pear leaves and garnish with almonds.
Serve hot.
