Recipe By : Taste of Home, August/September, 1997
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fruit Taste Of Home
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 medium pears, peeled, halved and cored
1 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup white grape juice
1/2 cup finely chopped toasted almonds
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Place pears, cut side down, in an ungreased 13-in.x 9-in. x 2-in. baking
dish. Combine water and grape juice; pour over pears. Cover and bake at 350
degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until tender. Turn the pears over. Combine
almonds, sugar and extract; mix well. Spoon into pear cavities. Bake,
uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve warm. Yield: 6 servings.
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NOTES : "Pears make a comforting side dish in this special recipe shared by
Margaret Allen of Abingdon, Virginia. 'We enjoy this hot fruit with a ham
dinner,' she says."
