Baked Pears with Cinnamon

January 31, 2026

25 minutes

super easy

serves 8

Two minutes, two ingredients, two tools – a melon baller and a knife – and you have a sticky, sweet, healthy dessert ready to go. Fill with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of caramel, and a smattering of toasted pecans to up your culinary visual. Or eat them hot off the tray, as they are.

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Ingredients

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	4 Bosc pears
	1/2 cup maple water*
	1 Cinnamon
	1 pint vanilla bean ice cream
	1 cup candied pecans or walnuts
	1 Caramel syrup, optional

* If you can’t find maple water, mix ¼ cup maple syrup with ¼ cup water

Directions

1.

Preheat oven to 350. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Wash pears and slice them in half, leaving stem intact on one half. Use a melon baller or teaspoon to scoop out the seeds neatly. Place pear halves cut side down on parchment paper. Pour maple water and a dash of cinnamon over pears. Bake for 15 minutes, or until pears just begin to soften. Remove from oven. Put candied nuts into a ziploc bag and crush gently with a mallet or hammer to produce small pieces. Serve each pear half with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle of caramel sauce and a sprinkling of nuts. (If you can lean the pear on the ice cream, even cooler!)

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