Roasted Pears with Rosemary and Honey |
Author: Nicole
- 3 ripe-but-firm Bosc pears
- ⅓ cup honey
- 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces
- 2 tablespoons walnut liqueur (such as Nocello)
- 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream
- ⅓ cup walnuts, chopped and roasted
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Halve pears lengthwise. Cut out the fibrous sections connecting the stems to the cores, scoop out the cores and trim off the stems. (Use a grapefruit spoon or melon baller and knife)
- Heat a Dutch oven or deep, wide sauté pan (you’ll need to cover this pan) over medium-high heat.
- Add honey and rosemary sprigs and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey is fragrant and turns a rich amber color, about 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
- Place the butter pieces in the pan, spacing them evenly. Using tongs, place a pear half, cut side down, on top of each piece of butter.
- Cover pan, transfer to the oven and cook for 15 minutes. You can add the walnuts to the oven at the same time in a small pan – roast for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Gently turn pears over. Baste with honey mixture and drizzle pears with walnut liqueur.
- Return pan, uncovered, to oven and continue to cook until pears are golden brown and tender about 10 to 15 minutes. A paring knife should easily slip through the center of a pear.
- Remove pan from oven and let pears cool slightly uncovered in the honey mixture, about 30 minutes.
- For serving: In a bowl, place a scoop of vanilla ice cream, top it with a half a pear and some walnuts and a drizzle honey syrup.
* This recipe fits perfectly in my 5-1/2 quart Le Creuset Dutch oven.
* You can make the pears a few hours in advance. Reheat briefly on top of the stove on medium-low (or in a microwave-safe bowl) so both the honey syrup and pears warm up and the butter “re-melts.”
* You may need to adjust the cooking time depending on the ripeness of your pears. This recipe is forgiving even if your pears aren’t overly ripe.
* Don’t have a walnut liqueur? Substitute any nut liqueur (such as Frangelico or Amaretto) or brandy.
* For a slightly healthier version serve over plain or vanilla Greek Yogurt instead of ice cream
Recipe by Riegl Palate at https://www.rieglpalate.com/roasted-pears-with-rosemary-and-honey/
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