Almond-Stuffed Pears

Title:
Almond-Stuffed Pears

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Fruits




Ingredients:





     6 md Pears; peeled, halved and


          -cored


 1 1/2 c  Water


   1/3 c  White grape juice


   1/2 c  Finely chopped toasted


          -almonds


     2 tb Brown sugar


   1/8 ts Almond extract






 Place pears, cut side down, in an ungreased 13-in.x 9-in. x 2-in. baking


 dish. Combine water and grape juice; pour over pears. Cover and bake at 350


 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until tender. Turn the pears over. Combine


 almonds, sugar and extract; mix well. Spoon into pear cavities. Bake,


 uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve warm. Yield: 6 servings.


 


 NOTES : "Pears make a comforting side dish in this special recipe shared by


 Margaret Allen of Abingdon, Virginia.  'We enjoy this hot fruit with a ham


 dinner,' she says."


 Recipe by: Taste of Home, August/September, 1997


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #837 by NGavlak@aol.com on Oct 11, 1997