ROASTED SPICED PEARS AND FIGS WITH ALMONDS
Categories Fruit Nut Dessert Roast Vegetarian High Fiber Fig Pear Almond Spice Winter Cinnamon Gourmet Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In an ovenproof 10-inch heavy skillet toast almonds in one layer in middle of oven until golden, about 5 minutes, and transfer to a bowl.
- Halve pears lengthwise and cut each half into 3 wedges, discarding cores. Quarter figs lengthwise.
- In skillet melt sugar and butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is melted completely and remove skillet from heat. With a knife halve vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into butter mixture. With a wooden spoon stir in vanilla pod, cinnamon, allspice, pears, and figs until coated and roast in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until pears are just tender. Remove pod and with spoon stir in almonds until coated well.
- Serve fruit mixture warm with sour cream.
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Fred Zimba
fzimba61@hotmail.com5 stars!
Twongirwe Charity
t_charity33@hotmail.frI highly recommend this recipe.
Shafiq Ansari
shafiq-a@gmail.comThis recipe is a keeper!
Chris Montelbano
c@hotmail.comI'm definitely going to try this recipe again with different fruits.
vicky stasulas
vicky-stasulas@hotmail.comThis dish would also be great served with ice cream or yogurt.
enjod aljazi
a_e@gmail.comI love the presentation of this dish. It's so colorful and inviting.
Salman Akka
s-akka@hotmail.co.ukThis recipe is a great balance of sweet and savory.
Theophilus Agyemang Prempeh
prempeht@yahoo.comThe almonds added a nice crunch to the dish, but I think you could also use walnuts or pecans.
AshE The Girl With a Horse
horse_a@gmail.comI've never roasted pears before, but this recipe made it so easy. I'll definitely be making this again.
Miguelina Gomez
m.g@yahoo.comThis recipe is a great way to use up leftover pears and figs.
Rayhan Dowan
d.rayhan@yahoo.comI made this recipe for a party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.
Farhan khan Sherwani
f-s@hotmail.comThis dish is perfect for a fall gathering. It's warm, comforting, and festive.
Chinaa Bankz24
bankz24.chinaa@gmail.comI'm not a big fan of figs, but I loved them in this recipe. The spices really balanced out the flavor.
Adejare Aboidun
a_aboidun@gmail.comI substituted honey for the maple syrup and it turned out great. This recipe is very versatile.
Zeba Shaikh
s.z@yahoo.comThe roasted pears and figs were so juicy and flavorful. I could have eaten the whole batch by myself!
nene nene
n_n29@gmail.comI love how easy this recipe was to follow. I was able to make it in under an hour.
Amit Biswas
b.a63@aol.comThis recipe was a delight to make. The pears and figs roasted beautifully and the almonds added a nice crunch. The spices gave the dish a warm and inviting flavor.