Dessert for 8

Spiced Baked Pears

Name: Spiced Baked Pears
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups unsweetened pomegranate juice; 3/4 cup sugar; 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 cinnamon sticks (optional); 6 whole cloves; 1/2 cup pomegranate arils (optional)

Firm pears bake in a sweet pomegranate syrup flavored with lemon, cinnamon, and cloves until tender.

$0.10per serving $

60 minstart to table

8servings

French Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsweetened pomegranate juice
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cinnamon sticks (optional)
6 whole cloves
1/2 cup pomegranate arils (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 375°F.
Combine the pomegranate juice, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in a saucepan.
Boil the syrup over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Peel, halve, and core the pears, then arrange them cut side down in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Pour the hot syrup over the pears and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, turning them halfway through.
Spoon the syrup over the pears and scatter the pomegranate arils over them if using.