Five basic ingredients (you probably have them all on hand right now!) come together to create this simple, elegant dessert.
Crimson Pears
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 13 hr 45 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 6 fresh pears
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar, water and lemon juice in ungreased 2-quart casserole until sugar is dissolved.
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Step2Peel pears (do not core or remove stems). Cut slice from bottom of each pear so it will stand upright when served. Arrange pears in casserole, turning pears to coat with sugar mixture.
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Step3Cover and bake 45 to 60 minutes or until pears are tender when pierced with fork. Carefully remove pears; pour sugar mixture from casserole and discard. Replace pears in casserole. Mash and drain raspberries in sieve over pears. Turn pears to coat with raspberry syrup. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step4Cover and refrigerate about 12 hours, turning pears occasionally to coat evenly wth raspberry syrup. To serve, place pears upright in dessert dishes. Pour raspberry syrup over each pear.
Nutrition
175
Calories
1 g
Total Fat
1 g
Protein
46 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 175
- Calories from Fat
- 10
- Total Fat
- 1 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 0mg
- Potassium
- 260 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 46 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 6 g
- Protein
- 1 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 12%
- 12%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
3 Fruit;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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