Cinnamon-Merlot Roasted Pears
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
12-24
ingredients
- 6 large ripe bosc pears
- 1 cup merlot
- 1 cup cherry juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup mascarpone cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each pear and insert an apple corer; twist and pull to remove cores.
- Combine Merlot, cherry juice, and cinnamon sticks in an 8x8x2-inch baking dish. Add pears. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until pears are tender, spooning liquid over pears every 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 200°F Remove pears from baking dish. Pour liquid into a saucepan; stir in sugar and salt.
- Gently boil liquid for 10-12 minutes or until reduced to a syrup. Return pears to baking dish and keep warm in oven until ready to serve.
- To serve 12, cut each pear in half; to serve 24, cut each pear into quarters. Drizzle syrup over pears; dollop with mascarpone cheese.
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