ROASTED SPICED PEARS AND FIGS WITH ALMONDS

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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

1/2 cup sliced almonds
4 firm-ripe pears (preferably Bartlett)
1/2 pound dried figs (as soft as possible; about 12)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
1 vanilla bean
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Accompaniment: sour cream

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.

Fred Zimba
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5 stars!


Twongirwe Charity
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I highly recommend this recipe.


Shafiq Ansari
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This recipe is a keeper!


Chris Montelbano
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I'm definitely going to try this recipe again with different fruits.


vicky stasulas
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This dish would also be great served with ice cream or yogurt.


enjod aljazi
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I love the presentation of this dish. It's so colorful and inviting.


Salman Akka
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This recipe is a great balance of sweet and savory.


Theophilus Agyemang Prempeh
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The almonds added a nice crunch to the dish, but I think you could also use walnuts or pecans.


AshE The Girl With a Horse
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I've never roasted pears before, but this recipe made it so easy. I'll definitely be making this again.


Miguelina Gomez
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover pears and figs.


Rayhan Dowan
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I made this recipe for a party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.


Farhan khan Sherwani
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This dish is perfect for a fall gathering. It's warm, comforting, and festive.


Chinaa Bankz24
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I'm not a big fan of figs, but I loved them in this recipe. The spices really balanced out the flavor.


Adejare Aboidun
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I substituted honey for the maple syrup and it turned out great. This recipe is very versatile.


Zeba Shaikh
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The roasted pears and figs were so juicy and flavorful. I could have eaten the whole batch by myself!


nene nene
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I love how easy this recipe was to follow. I was able to make it in under an hour.


Amit Biswas
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This 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.