Butterscotch Baked Pears

Name: Butterscotch Baked Pears
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams medium ripe but firm Bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthwise; 59 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps Scotch; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Need a vegetarian side dish? Butterscotch Baked Pears could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 0g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 165 calories. Head to the store and pick up scotch, golden brown sugar, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Using melon baller or small spoon, scoop out core from each pear half. Melt butter in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.

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Whisk in brown sugar and salt. Arrange pears, cut side down, in skillet in single layer. Spoon some of sugar mixture over pears.

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Salt

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Whisk

Place skillet in oven; bake until pears are tender, basting once with syrup, about 30 minutes.

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Transfer pears, cut side up, to large shallow bowl, leaving syrup in skillet.

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Mix Scotch and vanilla extract into syrup. Using oven mitts as aid, place hot skillet over medium-high heat (mixture may ignite). Cook until syrup is reduced by half, whisking often, about 2 minutes. Spoon syrup over pears and serve.

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