Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread

Name: Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 9 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup dark corn syrup; 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 2 medium pears, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 package (14-1/2 ounces) gingerbread cake mix; 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, finely chopped

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling YIELD: 9 servings.

I prefer to bake from scratch, but this Christmasy cake mix recipe is a favorite. For a change of pace, use apples and walnuts in place of the pears and pecans. —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 medium pears, peeled and thinly sliced
1 package (14-1/2 ounces) gingerbread cake mix
2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, finely chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup and butter. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Arrange pear slices over pecan mixture, overlapping slightly.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, folding ginger into batter. Pour over pears. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

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