Name: Baked Pears with Honey and Ginger
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 8 firm but ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, halved, cored; 1 cup packed golden brown sugar; 3 teaspoons ground ginger; 6 tablespoons honey; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter; 1 quart vanilla frozen yogurt; Fresh mint sprigs (optional); Lemon peel strips (optional)

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Yield
Serves 8

Ingredients

Nonstick vegetable oil spray

8 firm but ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, halved, cored

1 cup packed golden brown sugar

3 teaspoons ground ginger

6 tablespoons honey

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter

1 quart vanilla frozen yogurt

Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Lemon peel strips (optional)

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 2 large ovenproof skillets with oil spray. Arrange half of pears cut side down in each skillet. Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger over pears in each skillet. Mix honey, lemon juice and peel in small bowl. Drizzle over pears. Dot pears in each skillet with 3 tablespoons butter.
Step 2
Place skillets with pears in oven. Bake until juices bubble thickly and pears are tender when pierced with small sharp knife, basting occasionally, about 15 minutes. Turn pears over. Bake 5 minutes longer. Remove pears from oven. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. Transfer pears and cooking syrup to large glass baking dish; cover and chill. Rewarm uncovered in 375°F. oven 15 minutes before continuing.)
Step 3
Arrange 2 pear halves on each of 8 plates. Transfer cooking syrup to 1 large skillet. Bring syrup to simmer, whisk in 4 tablespoons butter. Spoon over pears. Place 1 scoop yogurt alongside. Garnish with mint and lemon peel, if desired.

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