Maple-Glazed Pears With Pecans
serves 2-4
Recipe from cookthink
Here's a simple glazing technique that can turn just about any fruit and nut into an elegant dessert. The combination of maple syrup, butter, and pecans is just . . . right. The same glaze would work well on the pecans alone, too.
ingredients
2 pears
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup crumbled pecans
timer
prep: 5 minutes
total: 25 minutes
tools
medium skillet
instructions
1. Rinse, quarter and core the pears. Crumble the pecans.
2. Pour the maple syrup into a medium skillet - there should be enough syrup to just cover the bottom of the pan. Warm the syrup over medium heat. Add the butter and stir until mostly melted. Place the pears in the pan, flesh-side down.
3. Simmer everything together, turning the pears every few minutes, until the syrup and butter form a thick syrup and the pears turn dark, about 10 minutes. You may need to lower the heat as the syrup reduces.
4. Add the pecans and cook until the liquid is very thick but still pourable, another 5-10 minutes. Remove the pears to a plate and drizzle with the sauce and pecans.
Comments
Says: October 02, 2009 at 11:02 PM
These are incredible. They practically melt in your mouth and the combination of maple and pear is more than delicious. I think this must be what succulent describes. I made it with 4 pears and only 1/2 cup pecans (and still 1/2 C syrup and 2 T butter). If you have pears that have bad spots that need to be cut out, cut all the quarters in 1/2 again so you have large chunks. Also delicious over vanilla ice cream.