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Pears in Lemon Cream Sauce
Ingredients
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6
medium pears
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1
teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
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2
tablespoons lemon juice
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1/3
cup packed brown sugar
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1/4
teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2
8 ounce package cream cheese, cubed and softened
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1/4
cup whipping cream
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3
tablespoons broken pecans, toasted
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6
sugar cookies (optional)
Directions
1. Peel pears if desired; halve and core the pears. Place pears in a medium bowl. Add lemon peel and lemon juice; gently toss to coat. Add brown sugar and nutmeg; gently toss to coat. Tranfer pear mixture to a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
2. Cover; cook on high-heat setting for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
3. Transfer pears to individual dessert dishes using a slotted spoon. Add cream cheese and whipping cream to juices in slow cooker. Heat and stir with a wire whisk until cream cheese is melted. Spoon cream cheese mixture over pears. Sprinkle with pecans. Garnish each serving with a sugar cookie, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
(Pears in Lemon Cream Sauce)
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 273,
- Protein (gm) 3,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 40,
- Fat, total (gm) 13,
- Cholesterol (mg) 34,
- Saturated fat (gm) 7,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 4,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 4,
- Sugar, total (gm) 31,
- Vitamin A (IU) 437,
- Vitamin C (mg) 8,
- Sodium (mg) 65,
- Calcium (DV %) 50,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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