BAKED GINGER PEARS

Baked Ginger Pears image

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

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

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.