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Caramelized Pears
Recipe courtesy Chuck Hughes
- Total Time:
- 25 min
- Prep:
- 10 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 15 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 medium red and yellow Bartlett pears, pitted and quartered
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons bourbon, optional
- Good-quality ice cream
- 4 graham crackers, crumbled
Directions
A simple and elegant dessert, Chuck Hughes' caramelized pears are sure to please any crowd.
Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Melt the butter, and then add the pears, cut-side down, cooking until they are slightly golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar and continue cooking until caramelized, another 5 minutes. Add the bourbon, if using, and continue cooking for 5 more minutes.
Divide the pears among 4 plates, garnish with a scoop of ice cream, a drizzle of the caramel sauce and crumbled graham crackers.
Cook's Note: Depending on the season, pears can be replaced by peaches, nectarines, apricots or plums.
Serves: 4 (does not include ice cream or graham crackers); Calories: 282; Total Fat: 12 grams; Saturated Fat: 7 grams; Protein: 1 gram; Total carbohydrates: 45 grams; Sugar: 35 grams; Fiber: 5.5 grams; Cholesterol: 30 milligrams; Sodium: 8 milligrams