Roasted Pear Recipe: How to Cook Pears for a Sweet Side Dish
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Last updated: May 17, 2022 • 2 min read
A roasted pear is sweet enough to complement savory flavors but earthy enough to pair well with other sweet foods. Learn how to make roasted pears to add to your weekly meal plan.
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What Is A Roasted Pear?
A roasted pear cooks in a high-temperature oven until the fruit becomes soft and caramelized. Roasted pears are naturally sweet but pair well with savory flavors, making them a good brunch item or side dish for savory dinners.
Roasted pears are similar to baked pears; however, baked pears cook at a lower temperature. The flavor is also similar to poached pears, although poaching pears requires a gentler cooking process than roasting does.
3 Ways to Serve Roasted Pears
Roasted pears are sweet and pair well with both sweet and savory flavors. Here are a few flavor combinations worth trying:
- 1. On grilled cheese sandwiches: Layer slices of cheddar cheese or another sharp cheese on slices of bread. Then place sliced roasted pears on top of the cheese before sandwiching the bread and toasting it on the stove until the cheese melts and the bread is golden brown.
- 2. With cheese and nuts: Blue cheese, goat cheese, and mascarpone cheese, along with toasted pecans and walnuts, pair well with roasted pears. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the pears to add acidity and serve the roasted fruit alongside a variety of cheeses and dried fruits, such as cranberries.
- 3. With vanilla ice cream: Dollop a scoop of cold and creamy vanilla ice cream on top of roasted pear halves. The warm pear melts the ice cream and combines with the pear juice to create a thick sauce.
Roasted Pear Recipe
makes
prep time
10 mintotal time
30 mincook time
20 minIngredients
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
Peel the pears.
- 3
Cut the pears in half.
- 4
With a spoon or melon baller, remove the pear seeds.
- 5
Toss the pear halves in the lemon juice.
- 6
Place the pear halves, cut sides down, on a baking sheet you have lined with aluminum foil.
- 7
Top the pears with brown sugar and 2 pieces of butter per pear half.
- 8
Roast the pears in the oven until they’re soft and the brown sugar caramelizes, about 20 minutes.
- 9
Serve the roasted pears warm.
- 10
Store leftover pears in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
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