Name: Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Baked Pears and Prunes
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 4 medium-size ripe Bosc pears, peeled, quartered, cored; 1 cup water; 12 pitted prunes; 2 tablespoons golden brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 6

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter

4 medium-size ripe Bosc pears, peeled, quartered, cored

1 cup water

12 pitted prunes

2 tablespoons golden brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Place 2 tablespoons butter in 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Place dish in oven until butter melts, about 3 minutes. Remove from oven. Arrange pears in dish.
Step 2
Combine water and prunes in heavy small saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until prunes are plump and liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes. Arrange prunes over pears. Drizzle with prune liquid. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake until pears are tender, occasionally turning and basting with juices, about 35 minutes. Serve warm.

TagsDessert Fruit Dessert Pear Fruit Prune Dried Fruit Gluten Free Nut Free 5 Ingredients or Fewer Baking Bon Appétit

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