How To Make Drunken Pears Stuffed with Cookie Crumble
Drunken pears are poached in red wine until juicy then topped with a cookie crumble that gives a nice flavor and a contrast to the fruit’s soft texture.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4Bosc pears
- 1cupred wine
- 3tbspsugar
- 6gingersnaps,homemade or store-bought
- 2tbspwalnuts,finely chopped
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- 2tsphoney
- Vanilla ice cream,or whipped cream, optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the pears. Slice them in half lengthwise using a sharp chef’s knife. Using a melon baller or spoon, scoop out the cores.
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Using a sharp paring knife, trim off the base of each pear half and gently cut out the stem. Cut a very thin slice off the rounded edge of each pear half, so they lie flat when placed round-side down.
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Pour the wine into a 9×13-inch baking dish. Whisk in the sugar until dissolved. Place the pears in the pan with the wine mixture (for now, set them so that the flat sides are face-down). Bake 15 minutes.
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Halfway through the baking time, baste the pears by spooning the wine mixture over them.
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Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix the crushed cookies and nuts together with a fork. Pour in the melted butter and honey, and stir with a fork until the nuts and cookie crumbs are completely moistened (add another half a teaspoon honey if it seems dry).
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Pull the baking dish out of the oven and close the oven door (but leave it on). Using a spoon, carefully turn over the pears so that the cores are facing up.
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Using the melon baller, fill each pear core with the cookie mixture, mounding it slightly. Baste the pears with the wine (which should now have a more syrupy consistency).
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Bake the pears for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the filling is golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
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Place 2 pear halves on each plate and spoon some wine syrup over. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 660.79kcal
- Fat: 17.84g
- Saturated Fat: 6.09g
- Trans Fat: 3.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.88g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.35g
- Carbohydrates: 109.89g
- Fiber: 7.04g
- Sugar: 63.05g
- Protein: 5.34g
- Cholesterol: 16.12mg
- Sodium: 352.46mg
- Calcium: 82.18mg
- Potassium: 588.98mg
- Iron: 11.43mg
- Vitamin A: 50.49µg
- Vitamin C: 5.35mg
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