Best Maple Cranberry Roasted Pears Recipes

MAPLE ROASTED PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a 13 by 9-inch baking dish, combine the butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, and brandy. Peel the pears, halve lengthwise, and remove the seeds with a melon baller or teaspoon. Add the pears to the baking dish and coat with the maple mixture. Arrange the pears cut-side down, and bake until tender, about 50 minutes, basting occasionally. Meanwhile, put the cranberries in a small bowl and cover with hot water; set aside until plump. Drain and coarsely chop the cranberries.
• Transfer the pears to plates. Pour the baking juices into a small bowl, and whisk in 1 or 2 teaspoons of water to blend into a sauce. Top each pear with a small scoop of frozen yogurt, and scatter granola and cranberries over the pears. Drizzle the syrup over the top. Serve immediately.

MAPLE-CRANBERRY ROASTED PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat.
• Cook pears (cut side down) until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Flip pears over and transfer skillet to oven. Bake for 20 minutes, until pears are soft. Transfer pears to serving platter.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, apple juice, brown sugar, cranberries and salt.
• Pour mixture into skillet and bring to a low bowl. Then reduce and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until sauce reduces and thickens, 5-7 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Pour warm sauce over pears. Top with pecans and serve.

ROASTED PEARS WITH FRESH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat over to 400F, use a baking dish with 1" sides.
• 2. Lay peeled, split and cored half pears in baking dish cut side down.
• 3. Mix together 1 cup water, vinegar, salt, spice and sugar. Pour over pears and drop in pats of butter.
• 4. Bake for 15mins basting the pears once at 7 minutes time.
• 5. At 15 minutes cooking time, add 2 tablespoons water and cranberries to baking dish, bast pears again.
• 6. Bake for another 10 minutes, then bast pears. Check with fork to see if pears are tender.
• 7. If pears are tender then they are done, if not cook another 10-15 minutes.
• 8. You can add more water if needed. I also add more then 3/4 cup cranberries.
• 9. This is very good on it own or with vanilla ice cream.

MAPLE CRANBERRY PEAR COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a saucepan combine the pears, cranberries, maple syrup, orange juice, orange peel, cinnamon and nutmeg, bring to a boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes, or until cranberries have popped. Stir in cornstarch mixture and simmer for 1 minute, or until thickened. Let cool. Transfer mixture to a buttered baking dish.
• Make the dough: Into a bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the butter and the shortening and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Stir in the cream and form the dough into a ball.
• On a floured surface roll the dough into a round large enough to fit the dish, arrange it over the filling and crimp the edge decoratively. Brush the dough with the egg wash, cut steam vents in the center, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown.