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Caramelized Spiced Pears
Warm pear slices melt into a glossy caramel with butter and brown sugar, releasing deep notes of cinnamon, ginger, and clove that fill the kitchen with cozy spice. Each tender bite tastes like a spoonful of spiced pie filling, sweet, buttery, and gently tangy from a bright splash of lemon.
- Total
- 28 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 18 min
- Serves
- 6
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 111
- Carbs
- 20g
- Fat
- 4g
- Fiber
- 3g
- Sugar
- 15g
- Sodium
- 26mg
Ingredients
- 3 ripe but firm pears (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp granulated or light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Toss pears with lemon juice in a medium bowl. Melt butter in a large deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat; stir in the pears. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring once halfway through, for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt in a small bowl. After 10 minutes, stir the sugar mixture into the pears. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until the pears are tender and glazed, 4 to 6 minutes, depending on the type and firmness of the pears. Serve warm.