Baked Pears with Cranberry-Ginger Filling and Cider Sauce

Baked Pears with Cranberry-Ginger Filling and Cider Sauce
Need a gluten free and vegetarian side dish? Baked Pears with Cranberry-Ginger Filling and Cider Sauce could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 211 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of apple cider, brown sugar, orange rind, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 40
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Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Slice 1 inch from top of each pear to form a cap. Slice about 1/4 inch from base of each pear so it will sit flat. Core each pear. Rub outside of pears with cut sides of lemon halves. Discard lemon.
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Combine cranberries, 1/2 cup sugar, crystallized ginger, and rind in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
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Place pears in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Fill each pear cavity with 3 teaspoons cranberry mixture, 1 teaspoon at a time. Top each pear with its cap.
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Pour cider over pears.
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Drizzle butter evenly over pears.
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Combine 1 tablespoon of sugar and ground ginger; sprinkle evenly over pears. Carefully cover with foil.
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Bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender, basting every 20 minutes.
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Using a spatula, carefully remove pears from baking dish; place on individual dessert plates.
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Pour liquid from baking dish into a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 12 minutes).
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Drizzle 1 tablespoon sauce over each pear.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score1
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