Fruity Puff Pastries Recipe

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Caramelized pears with raspberries in puff pastry shells make a special dessert any night of the week. Do not freeze.

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Fruity Puff Pastries Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (10 ounces) frozen puff pastry shells
6 medium pears, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1-1/2 cups fresh raspberries
Whipped cream and additional raspberries, optional

Directions

Bake pastry shells according to package directions. In a large skillet, saute the pears in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon for 5 minutes or until pears are tender. Add the cream. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Gently stir in the raspberries. Remove top of pastry shells; fill with fruit mixture. Garnish with whipped cream and additional raspberries if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving equals 475 calories, 26 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 221 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Fruity Puff Pastries in Weeknight Cooking Made Easy Annual 2005, p316