BAKED GINGER PEARS

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These dressed-up canned pears are a nice alternative to baked apples. Sweetened with a little brown sugar and sprinkled with pecans and ginger, they're wonderful served warm or cold, notes Shirley Glaab of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cans (15 ounces each) pear halves in juice
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
4 gingersnap cookies, crumbled

Steps:

  • Drain pears, reserving juice; set aside eight pear halves and 1/4 cup juice (save remaining pears and juice for another use). , Arrange pear halves cut side up in an ungreased 5-cup baking dish. Combine the brown sugar, pecans, lemon juice and ginger; sprinkle over pears. , Spoon reserved pear juice around pears. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with cookie crumbs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 18mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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