Roasted Pears with Brie
| Preparation: | 15 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 0 min |
| Cooking: | 25 min |
| Total: | 40 min |
servings
Recipe ingredients
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. (25 mL) butter
- 1 tsp. (5 mL) vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) ground cinnamon
- 6 small ripe Bosc pears
- 4 oz (120 g) Canadian Brie, cut into 12 thin slices
- Mint leaves (optional)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C)
In a small saucepan, combine maple syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon.
Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar is dissolved; set syrup aside.
Peel pears, cut in half lengthwise, and core. Place in a shallow 3-quart (3 L) rectangular baking dish. Add syrup and turn pears to coat. Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven for 20 minutes or until pears are just softened; turn and baste once with syrup. (Under-ripe fruit will take a bit longer.)
Transfer pears to a baking sheet. Add a little water to baking dish to thin the syrup; set syrup aside. Top each pear half, cut side up, with a slice of Canadian Brie; sprinkle with Coconut Crumble. Broil until cheese is melted and topping is toasted. To serve, spoon a little syrup onto each dessert plates, top with 2 pear halves and garnish with mint, if desired.
Coconut Crumble:
Combine 1/4 cup (60 mL) sweetened flaked coconut, 1 tbsp (15 mL) packed brown sugar and 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) softened butter until crumbly.
Suggestion
Omit Coconut Crumble topping and Canadian Brie. Fill the centre of each pear half with Canadian Ricotta. Spoon a little warm syrup over the cheese and top with chopped toasted hazelnuts.For a change of taste, try Canadian Camembert, Double-cream or Bleubry.
Roast pears and prepare syrup early in the day and refrigerate. Broil and serve at the last minute.
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Recipe from Dairy Farmers of Canada |
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