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Roasted Pears With Maple-Ricotta Cream topped with almonds and thyme.

Roasted Pears With Maple-Ricotta Cream

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 168 kcal

Ingredients
  

For The Roasted Pears:

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Zest and juice of one large orange
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
  • 1 tablespoon butter in small pieces
  • 4 firm pears halved
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme

For The Maple-Ricotta Cream:

  • 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

For Garnish:

  • 2 tablespoons toasted almond slivers

Instructions
 

To Make The Roasted Pears:

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  • In a small bowl mix together the brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and orange zest. Slice the vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds. Add them to the bowl and reserve the pod.
    Mixing brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, orange zest, and vanilla bean seeds for roasted pears.
  • Squeeze the juice of the orange into the bowl. Add the Grand Marnier. Mix until combined.
    Whisking orange juice and Grand Marnier for Roasted Pears With Maple-Ricotta Cream.
  • Spread the pieces of butter over the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Add the reserved vanilla pod.
    Spreading butter and adding vanilla pods to a baking pan for roasted pears with maple-ricotta cream.
  • Pour the liquid into the pan.
    Liquid for Roasted Pears With Maple-Ricotta Cream in a baking pan with butter and vanilla pods.
  • Core the pears and scoop out some of the flesh to create a small hollow. Rub the pear halves with lemon.
    Coring and scooping out pear halves for Roasted Pears With Maple-Ricotta Cream.
  • Add them to the pan with the sliced side facing up. Scatter the thyme sprigs over the pears.
    Arranging cored pears in a baking dish with vanilla pods and thyme sprigs for Roasted Pears.
  • Roast the pears for 20 to 30 minutes. Baste them with the cooking liquid every 5 minutes. I like my pears to still be pretty firm.
    Baked pears with herbs in a white baking dish inside the oven.
  • Let them cool for at least 1 hour. At this point, you can also cover and chill them until the following day.
    Sliced baked pears with herbs in a white baking dish.

To Make The Maple-Ricotta Cream:

  • Combine the ricotta, maple syrup, and cinnamon in a bowl.

To Serve The Pears:

  • Transfer the baked pears to a dish, top them with the maple-ricotta cream, and garnish with a scattering of toasted almond slivers.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 113mgFiber: 4g
Keyword Baked Pears, ricotta cheese
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