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Baked Stuffed Pears

SUBMITTED BY: Marie Labanowski PHOTO BY: TexasJen

"This simple dessert is a tasty ending to our Thanksgiving meal of roast turkey or pork. Pears are a yummy change from the typical apples. --Marie Labanowski, New Hampton, New York"
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  30 Min
READY IN  45 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 4 medium ripe pears
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2/3 cup apple juice

DIRECTIONS

  1. Core pears and peel 1 in. down from the top on each. Brush peeled portion with some of the lemon juice. Place in a greased 1-qt. baking dish.
  2. In a bowl, combine the walnuts, raisins, syrup, brown sugar, lemon peel, cinnamon and remaining lemon juice. Spoon into pears. Dot with butter. Pour apple juice around pears. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until pears are tender, basting several times.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2006 by Jeniece
This is a great recipe. I didn't have any lemons so I used orange where it called for lemon... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2007 by Lisa W.
My family really enjoyed this dessert but agreed that we will make it sweeter next time. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2007 by TexasJen
Very good. The lemon was nice, but orange may have been good, too. I will try it next time.... MORE


 
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