Baked Pears with Maple Syrup
Ingredients
Baked Pears:
- 2 Bartlett pears
- ½ lemon
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons water
Homemade Granola Crisp:
- 1 cup whole oats
- ¼ cup silvered almonds
- ¼ cup Coconut flakes
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt to taste
Method
Baked Pears:
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- Peel the pears and cut them in half.
- Rub the pears with lemon.
- Scoop out the cores with a spoon.
- Melt the butter in a skillet.
- Add the cinnamon, brown sugar, maple syrup, cook in low heat. Keep stirring until the sugar dissolved.
- Add the pears into the syrup mixture until well coated.
- Transfer the pears to an oven dish, cut side down and bake for 30 minutes or until the pears softened.
For Homemade Granola:
- In a mixing bowl, combine maple syrup, light brown sugar, vegetable oil, ground cinnamon and salt.
- Stir in oats, silvered almonds, coconut flakes into the mixing bowl until well coated.
- Spread the mixture into a thin baking sheet and bake for about 5 minutes or until the granola is golden brown.
To serve:
- Put a halved pear on a plate and drizzle with a generous amount of granola. Add ice cream as a topping. Serve and enjoy