BAKED PEARS WITH BRANDY/VANILLA ICE CREAM

Baked Pears With Brandy/Vanilla Ice Cream image

Provided by susie cooks

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1/4 cup brandy
4 firm-ripe pears
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup honey
1/2 vanilla bean (about 3-inches long)
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

Stir together ice cream and brandy until well blended. Cover and freeze until serving time.
Peel, halve and core pears. Immediately sprinkle with 2 tablespoons lemon juice to prevent browning.
In a 9 by 13 inch baking dish, mix together remaining lemon juice, butter, and honey.
Slit vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into the butter mixture. Stir in grated lemon and orange peel, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
Score round portion of each pear half diagonally 1/8 inch deep in one direction and then in the opposite direction, creating a diamond pattern.
Place pears cut side down in baking dish and spoon sauce over them.
Bake in a 350 degree oven, basting often, until very tender when peirced with a fork, about 40 minutes.
Arrange pears on serving plates, rounded side up and serve with brandy/vanilla ice cream on the same plate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.4, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 44.3, Sodium 105.3, Carbohydrate 43.1, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 34.2, Protein 2.9