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Roasted Pear Sauce
Ingredients
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3
large ripe pears, cored and cut in 1-inch pieces (about 1-1/2 pounds total)
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1
tablespoon butter, melted
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2
tablespoons honey
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1 1/2
teaspoons lemon juice
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1 1/2
teaspoons snipped fresh sage
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Toasted walnuts
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Pear Slices (optional)
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Fresh sage leaves (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pear pieces in shallow roasting pan. Toss with melted butter. Roast, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until pears are tender, stirring once or twice. Cool 5 minutes.
2. Transfer pears to a large bowl; add honey and lemon juice. Use immersion blender to blend pear mixture until almost smooth. Stir in snipped fresh sage.
3. Serve warm pear sauce topped with walnuts, pear slices, and fresh sage leaves. Makes 12 (1/4 cup) servings sauce.
From the Test Kitchen
- Storage Store leftover sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days or in the freezer up to 3 months. To serve, thaw in the refrigerator, if frozen. Transfer to a small saucepan and heat through over medium heat.
Nutrition Facts
(Roasted Pear Sauce)
- Servings Per Recipe 12,
- Calories 116,
- Protein (gm) 1,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 16,
- Fat, total (gm) 6,
- Cholesterol (mg) 3,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 4,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sugar, total (gm) 11,
- Vitamin A (IU) 97,
- Vitamin C (mg) 4,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 0,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 12,
- Sodium (mg) 10,
- Potassium (mg) 125,
- Calcium (DV %) 10,
- Iron (DV %) 0,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Pears are so sweet the you likely don't need to add the honey. Also, try cooking the pears in a crockpot instead of the oven. They can cook down without you watching them and needing to stir
4/5/2010 07:59:16 PM Report Abuse