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Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Baked Pears and Prunes

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
4 medium-size ripe Bosc pears, peeled, quartered, cored
1 cup water
12 pitted prunes
2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F. Place 2 tablespoons butter in 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Place dish in oven until butter melts, about 3 minutes. Remove from oven. Arrange pears in dish.

    Step 2

    Combine water and prunes in heavy small saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until prunes are plump and liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes. Arrange prunes over pears. Drizzle with prune liquid. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake until pears are tender, occasionally turning and basting with juices, about 35 minutes. Serve warm.

TagsDessertFruit DessertPearFruitPruneDried FruitGluten FreeNut Free5 Ingredients or FewerBakingBon Appétit
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