Boozy Baked Pears With Ginger And Brown Sugar

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup (or apple )
• 1/2 cup raisins, golden and regular
• 1/4 cup crystallized ginger
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 bosc pears, peeled, cut in half and cored

Recipe

• 1 place first five ingredients in a small saucepot. heat until warmed through, swirl the pan to coat the dried fruit, and set aside to soak.
• 2 combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. using your fingers, crumble the butter into the mixture until it forms a slightly moist crumb topping.
• 3 fill each pear with some of the mixture.
• 4 place the pears in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; pour the mixture evenly over the pears. cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 375°f
• 5 uncover, gently flip the pears upside down—it's fine if some of the mixture falls out of the center. bake for an additional 30 minutes. transfer the pears to serving bowls; spoon the juices and fruit over.
• 6 for added flair, serve each pear with a scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt or sprinkle with lime zest!