Ginger-Hazelnut Asian Pears
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 70 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A unique and decadent twist on the traditional baked apple, using crisp Asian pears and stuffing them with a decadent blend of hazelnuts, brown sugar and dried cranberries. Delish!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons chopped toasted hazelnuts shopping list
- 2/3 cup roughly crushed gingersnaps shopping list
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries shopping list
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar shopping list
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger shopping list
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon shopping list
- 2 tablespoons margarine shopping list
- 4 Asian pears shopping list
- 1 cup apple juice shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 375°.
- In a medium bowl, mix the nuts and cookie crumbs, cranberries, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and lemon zest.
- Add the margarine and mix with your fingers until the filling resembles coarse meal.
- Using a sharp knife, cut a ¼” slice from the top and bottom of each pear.
- Working from the stem end, remove the interior core and seeds to within ½” of the bottom.
- Score the skin lengthwise at 1 ½” intervals.
- Arrange the pears, so they don't touch, in an 8-inch square baking dish.
- Spoon the filling into them, mounding any remaining filling on top. Pour the apple juice around the fruit.
- Bake 20 minutes. Cover loosely with foil and bake 50 minutes longer, until the pears are very soft.
People Who Like This Dish 3
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I'm gonna give this a go tonight- sounds absolutely delicious!
mareelouise
in Melbourne loved it
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Yum,
made this last night- was a delicious light dessert (I left out the margarine and served with yoghurt instead of cream)that was quick to make for a weekday dinner (low prep time though its in the oven a bit)- I loved it and most impor...more mareelouise
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I love the looks of this, Pears nuts , ginger brown sugar what's not to love very good
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