Caramelized Pears with Rum Raisin Mascarpone

Name: Caramelized Pears with Rum Raisin Mascarpone
Prep time: 1 h 12 min
Cook time: 1 h 12 min
Total time: 1 h 12 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 amaretto cookies, crumbled; 4 Bosc pears; 4 Tbsps brown sugar; 3 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters golden raisins, packed tightly; 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1 pint mascarpone; 118 milliliters rum

Caramelized Pears with Rum Raisin Mascarpone requires roughly 1 hour and 12 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 11g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 952 calories. If you have amaretto cookies, rum, golden raisins, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Begin by soaking the raisins.

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Raisins

Pour hot water over raisins and add rum. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside while you prepare the rest of the dish - let rest for at least 45 minutes

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Raisins

Water

Wrap

Rum

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Plastic Wrap

Split pears down the middle retaining stem and skin. Using a melon-baller, remove the cores.

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Melon

Pear

Add brown sugar and butter to a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just melted.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Frying Pan

Add lemon juice and pears, cut side down, to pan then baste with melted butter and sugar. Pop into the oven for 15 to 17 minutes until pears are tender. When done remove from oven and baste once more.

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Lemon Juice