baked pears with mascarpone cream & granola

Name: baked pears with mascarpone cream & granola
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 2 Bosc pears, ripened; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; sprinkle of ground cinnamon; ½ cup water; ½ cup mascarpone cheese; ½ cup plain yogurt (European style); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 teaspoons powdered sugar; 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon; optional: 1 tablespoon espresso coffee, cold; ½ cup homemade or store-bought granola

Baking pears is a super easy dessert that is best right when all the luscious variety of pears are in season…a baking dish, bit of water, cinnamon, sugar and pop it in the oven for an hour.

You can bake the pears right when sitting down for dinner for a hot dessert, or hours before and serve warm or at room temperature. Adapt the recipe by scaling down for two people using just one pear and half the rest of the ingredients, or doubling up to serve 8 or more! This is one of the things I like best about this dessert.

Here you have the sweetness of fruit, the creaminess of mascarpone and the crunch of granola on one plate. Perfection!

PS. I accidentally took the image before adding the granola…and then it was devoured before the mistake was realized, oops.

baked pears with mascarpone cream & granola

Baking pears is a super easy dessert that is best right when all the luscious variety of pears are in season…a baking dish, bit of water, cinnamon, sugar and pop it in the oven for an hour.

Here you have the sweetness of fruit, the creaminess of mascarpone and the crunch of granola on one plate. Perfection!

PS. I accidentally took the image before adding the granola…and then it was devoured before the mistake was realized, oops.

Posted by Barbara

Ingredients

Recipe serves: 4

	2 Bosc pears, ripened
	1 tablespoon unsalted butter
	2 teaspoons granulated sugar https://tablenspoon.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2402&action=edit#
	sprinkle of ground cinnamon
	½ cup water
	mascarpone
	½ cup mascarpone cheese
	½ cup plain yogurt (European style)
	1 teaspoon vanilla extract
	3 teaspoons powdered sugar
	1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
	optional: 1 tablespoon espresso coffee, cold
	½ cup homemade or store-bought granola

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Everything can be made ahead and then put together when ready to serve. You can warm pears in a 170F (78C) oven for 15-20 minutes, or leave at room temperature.

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Posted by Barbara

serves
4
skill level
Easy

Ingredients

2 Bosc pears, ripened
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
https://tablenspoon.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2402&action=edit#
sprinkle of ground cinnamon
½ cup water
mascarpone
½ cup mascarpone cheese
½ cup plain yogurt (European style)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 teaspoons powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
optional: 1 tablespoon espresso coffee, cold
½ cup homemade or store-bought granola

Directions

1 Done	Preheat the oven to 375F.
2 Done	Cut the pears in half lengthwise. Using a large spoon, scoop out the center of each pear half and discard the core and seeds.
3 Done	Place pears in a rimmed baking pan with the cut side up.
4 Done	Sprinkle evenly with sugar and dot with butter and dust with cinnamon.
5 Done	Add ½ cup water to the pan, pouring on the side, not over the pears. Cover in foil.
6 Done	Bake until the pears are tender for at least one hour, checking after 40-45 minutes. You can check with a fork, poking gently to see if pear is soft.
7 Done	mascarpone cream Add the mascarpone and yogurt to a bowl and mix well.
8 Done	Pour in vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, mix again and then finish with cold espresso assuring all is blended nicely together. Taste and adjust anything if necessary to your preference.
9 Done	to serve On a large serving dish, or individual dessert plates, scoop and smooth the mascarpone onto the plate, top with baked pears, evenly distribute granola over pears and serve immediately.