I had never used pears in a recipe before so wasn't sure what to expect, but when I saw the picture in my latest Rachel Ray magazine I had to try it. I'm so glad I did because this dessert was delicious.
Apricot-Glazed Pear
4 Weight Watcher points
per serving
- 1/2 c. apricot preserves
- 1/2 c. orange juice
- 4 pears (peeled, halved, and cored)
- vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl, combine the apricot preserves and orange juice.
- Place the pears cut down in an ovenproof dish. Top with the apricot mixture and bake until softened, 25-35 minutes. (Mine needed longer to soften). Let cool for additional 20 minutes.
- Place a scoop of ice cream (no more than a 1/2 c. or the points will increase) in each pear half; drizzle the sauce from the baking dish over the ice cream and sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon.
- If you want to impress feel free to garnish with a cinnamon stick!
**I do want to mention that after cooking the pears for 35 minutes they were still pretty hard. To speed things up I put them in the microwave for a few minutes. It worked! I am assuming it was because my pears weren't quite ripe enough.
Mel blogs daily at A Box of Chocolates where she covers everything from mommyhood, teaching, Weight Watchers, and a bit of everything else!
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This looks fantastic–my son loves Apricots and Pears, so I am sure this would be a hit.
Thank you!