POMEGRANATE PEAR SUNDAES

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Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 30m

Yield 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups unsweetened pomegranate juice
½ cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
4 ripe but firm Bosc pears, peeled, halved, and cored
8 scoops Market Pantry® Vanilla Ice Cream

Steps:

1. In a large saucepan, bring the juice, sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves to a boil. Add the pears and reduce the heat to simmer until tender, about 10 minutes.
2. Transfer the pears to a serving dish and boil the pomegranate juice until syrupy and reduced to ½ cup, about 10 minutes. Discard the spices; let the syrup cool slightly.
3. Arrange 1 pear half and 1 ice cream scoop in each serving dish. Drizzle the syrup on top and serve immediately.
Tip: The pears and syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 days before serving with ice cream.