Recipes: Dessert
Holiday Hasselback Pears
Holiday Hasselback Pears
Description
Often overlooked, pears make a great alternative to the traditional apple-based fall desserts. Did you know there are over 3,000 varieties of pears? One medium-sized pear contains about 6 grams of fiber, which is almost a quarter of your daily fiber needs and encourages a healthy gut! You can substitute pears for apples in most recipes, including this recipe that was adapted from Cooking Light’s Hasselback Apple recipe.
This hasselback pear is a healthy, fruit-based dessert you can serve for Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season. It is easy to prepare with few ingredients, most of which are pantry staples.
Ingredients
- 2 large pears, cored and halved vertically
- 2 ½ tablespoons butter, melted and divided
- 1 tablespoons of sugar
- 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon whole wheat flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Starting at the horizontal edge, slice most but not all the way through the pear at ⅛-inch intervals. To make things easier: place skewers/chopsticks on each of the long sides of the pear. Place pears on a greased 8-inch square baking dish.
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Combine white sugar, 1 tablespoon of butter and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon. Brush evenly over the pear.
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Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
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Combine remaining ingredients. Carefully fan pears open and spoon oat mixture evenly over pears. Bake for 10 minutes.
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Turn broiler on high and broil for 2 minutes.
Enjoy!
Notes
Bonus tip: Cook pears ahead of time, stopping after step 4. Cool and refrigerate, complete steps 5 and 6 before serving!
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