Best Roasted Pears With Vanilla Grand Marnier Recipes

Roasted Pears With Brown Sugar and Vanilla Ice Cream image

Provided by evelynathens

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/3 cup apple juice
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 firm bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored (about 1 pound)
vanilla ice cream, for serving

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Arrange the pears cut side up in an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Whisk the apple juice and sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the butter. Pour the sauce over the pears. Bake until the pears are crisp-tender and beginning to brown, basting occasionally with the juices, about 35 minutes.
Spoon the pears onto plates. Top with ice cream. Drizzle with any juices and serve.
The pears can also be served frozen. To do so, cool the pears, then place them in the freezer until frozen solid, about 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.6, Fat 5.9, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 6.8, Carbohydrate 26.3, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 21.4, Protein 0.4

Roasted Pears with Brown Sugar and Vanilla Ice Cream image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories dessert

Time 55m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/3 cup apple juice
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 firm Bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored (about 1 pound)
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Arrange the pears cut side up in an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Whisk the apple juice and sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the butter. Pour the sauce over the pears. Bake until the pears are crisp-tender and beginning to brown, basting occasionally with the juices, about 35 minutes.
Spoon the pears onto plates. Top with ice cream. Drizzle with any juices and serve.
The pears can also be served frozen. To do so, cool the pears, then place them in the freezer until frozen solid, about 8 hours.

Roasted Pears image

Provided by Derf2440

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 large pear
vegetable oil cooking spray
2 tablespoons cream cheese (I use no fat)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon whole half walnuts (or pecans)
2 teaspoons honey

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Peel, if you wish (I leave them unpeeled) Slice pear in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds to make a nice circle. Spray with veggies spray and set aside in a gratin dish sprayed with veggie spray, cut side up.
In a small bowl mix together, cream cheese, salt, nutmeg and 1 teaspoon honey. Fill each pear half cavity with half of the cheese mixture.
Place a half walnut on top of the cheese mixture; lightly press it down. Drizzle pear halves with remaining teaspoon of honey.
On centre grate in oven, roast at 350°F for about 1 hour or until soft. Test with a toothpick at about 45 minutes.

Roasted Pears With Caramel Sauce image

Provided by hannahactually

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 tablespoons butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
4 pears, halved and cored
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped roasted pistachios (or any other nut) (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Place butter in a baking pan large enough to hold the pears in a single layer.
Set baking pan with butter in the heating oven until the butter melts.
Sprinkle sugar over melted butter.
Place pears, cut side down, on top.
Bake until tender, about 30 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Turn over pears and baste with pan sauce.
Return to oven.
Bake until golden and glossy, about 10 minutes.
Let cool slightly.
Transfer pears to dessert plates or bowls.
Top each with a dollop of sour cream, drizzle with caramel pan sauce, sprinkle with nuts.
Serve and enjoy!