Broiled Pear Dessert Recipe

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This sweet finale, from Karen Jurack of North Riverside, Illinois, is the perfect solution for pears that aren’t quite ripe. For a real treat, top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Broiled Pear Dessert Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

2 medium ripe pears, halved and cored
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
1 tablespoon cold butter

Directions

Brush pears with lemon juice; place on a broiler pan, cut side up.
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and almonds; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pears. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 pear halves (prepared with reduced-fat butter) equals 222 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Broiled Pear Dessert in Cooking for 2 Fall 2008, p52