Easy Baked Pear Recipe
I love baking this time of year! One of my favorite things to make is my baked pears recipe. Baked pears offer a comforting and naturally sweet indulgence that's a breeze to prepare and ideal for any event. These tender, luscious fruits are gently infused with the cozy embrace of lemon and sugar, and a drizzle of sweet marsala wine. Whether relished on their own as a modest dessert or served alongside a dollop of creamy vanilla ice cream, baked pears promise to delight your palate
Ingredients
- 1 Medium Lemon
- 8 Medium Bosc Pears
- 2 tsp plus 1/3 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Sweet Marsala Wine
- 2 Tbsp Butter Melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. With vegetable peeler or small knife, remove peel from lemon in 2 1/2" x 1/2" strips, squeeze juice from lemon.
- With a melon baller or small knife, remove the core from the blossom end of unpeeled pears. Do not remove the stems.
- With a pastry brush, brush the inside of the pears with lemon juice, then sprinkle the insides with 2 teaspoons of sugar.
- n a small bowl, mix lemon peel strips, marsala wine, and 1/3 cup of water.
- Place 1/3 cup sugar on a sheet of waxed paper. With a pastry brush, brush the pears with melted butter, then roll in sugar to coat.
- Place pears, cored end down, in baking dish. Sprinkle any remaining sugar onto the baking sheet.
- Pour the marsala wine mixture over the pears.
- Bake pears 40 to 50 minutes until fork tender, basting every so often with the syrup in the dish.
- Cool pears slightly to serve warm, or cool competely; cover and refrigerate up to 1 day ahead. Reheat pears to serve warm later.
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