Description
Tender and juicy Baked Pears flavored with honey, vanilla, butter, and apple juice. Serve them warm for a healthy breakfast or easy fruit dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ripe-firm pears
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, or seeds from 1/4 vanilla bean
- 1/2 cup apple juice, plus more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Halve the pears and scoop out the seeds with a melon baller or small spoon.
- Cut a tiny slice from the bottom of each pear half so the pears sit flat.
- Place the pears cut side up in a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, honey, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spoon the honey butter evenly over the pears.
- Pour apple juice into the bottom of the baking dish, adding enough to create a thin layer.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the foil carefully and spoon some pan juices over the pears.
- Bake uncovered for about 10 more minutes, or until the pears are tender.
- Serve warm with yogurt, granola, whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream, spooning extra pan juices over each serving.
Notes
- For breakfast, top the warm pears with yogurt and granola.
- For dessert, serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Reheat gently in the microwave until warm.
- The pears may soften and lose some shape after chilling and reheating.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pear half
- Calories: 87
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 2
- Fat: 2
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 4