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Pears in Lemon Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 6 medium pears
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 8 ounce package cream cheese, cubed and softened
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons broken pecans, toasted
- 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,
- cal. (kcal) 273,
- Fat, total (g) 13,
- chol. (mg) 34,
- sat. fat (g) 7,
- carb. (g) 40,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 4,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1,
- fiber (g) 4,
- sugar (g) 31,
- pro. (g) 3,
- vit. A (IU) 437,
- vit. C (mg) 8,
- sodium (mg) 65,
- calcium (mg) 50,
- iron (mg) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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