Autumn Poached Pears recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 large Bosc pears, quartered and sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 tablespoons sweetened dried cranberries
2 tablespoons pepitas (shelled green pumpkin seeds)
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

112.3 calories
carbohydrate: 17.1 g
cholesterol: 7.6 mg
fat: 5.2 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 1.1 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 23.3 mg
sugar: 13.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Arrange pear slices on a microwave-safe baking dish. Pour butter mixture over pears, cover, and microwave until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cranberries, pepitas, and walnuts.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Beautiful autumn colors and flavors combine to make this festive topping for vanilla ice cream, custard, pudding. Or eat the pears on their own. So easy and quick to prepare in the microwave!

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