This mouthwatering dessert is so simple that I almost didn’t publish it. Problem was that I just had to show this cute picture of my friend Colleen’s daughter Mia. Isn’t she cute? Mia actually suggested that she model with the pears and I quickly snapped the photo before she could change her mind.
I found these delicious Sweet Pears at Trader Joes. They were so small, perfect for a plate of three per person with a scoop of ice cream. Originally I was going to bake a pear/almond cake but, as often happens when I’m entertaining, I ran out of time to prepare dessert. So…I whipped together this easy dessert and it was happily consumed by all who attended.
Full disclosure…Mia only wanted to eat ice cream for dessert, which is probably a good thing since this dessert includes a bit of whiskey!
Whiskey Baked Pears
Preheat oven to 325°.
Mix together
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¼ cup honey
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¼ cup maple syrup
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½ cup brown sugar
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1 tsp lemon juice
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¼ cup whiskey
And place aside.
In a separate bowl mix
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½ cup dark sugar
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½ cup crushed almond
Place washed pears whole (with bottoms sliced so they easily stand) in a baking dish. Pour ½ of the sauce mix over the pears and sprinkle with 2/3 of the sugar/almond mix.
Bake uncovered for 20-60 minutes depending on the size of the pears. My pears were quite small so I baked them for only 20 minutes. Warm remaining sauce in a sauce pan. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream; drizzle warm sauce and sprinkle remaining sugar mix over all.
