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Baked Pears With Cranberry Hazelnut Filling

The Times Test Kitchen used underripe Comice pears here (the round, greenish-yellow variety), which held their shape during cooking and produced a nice buttery flavor. Other good winter pears for baking include the Anjou, Bosc and Nelis varieties

Type: Fruit
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Pear - peeled, halved, and cored
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozFresh cranberries - chopped
2 tablespoons 30mlSugar
2 tablespoons 30mlHazelnuts - chopped

Recipe Instructions

Place pears cut-side up in baking dish. Combine cranberries, sugar and hazelnuts. Place 2 tablespoons filling in each pear half. Bake at 350 degrees until tender and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Dietary Information:

Each serving: 156 calories; 1 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 5 grams fat; 29 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 1.73 grams fiber.

Source:
"The Los Angeles Times, 12-15-1999"

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