Baked Pears

A light home-style dessert naturally sweetened with fruit and molasses, packed with fiber and healthy fats from walnuts.

Ingredients

Calories next to each ingredient are for that ingredient across the whole recipe (4 servings), not per serving.

• 4 medium pears (600 g) · 342 kcal in the whole recipe
• 2 tbsp grape molasses (25 g) · 72 kcal in the whole recipe
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (15 g) · 3 kcal in the whole recipe
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (40 g) · 262 kcal in the whole recipe
• 4-5 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup water

Method

1. Cut the pears in half lengthwise, scoop out the core, and drizzle with lemon juice to prevent browning.

   

2. Place the pears in a baking dish and add the grape molasses, cloves, cinnamon stick, and water.

   

3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 30-35 minutes until the pears are soft.

   

4. Remove from the oven, sprinkle chopped walnuts over the warm pears, and serve warm or chilled.

   

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