Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Baked Pears and Prunes Recipe

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Baked Pears and Prunes Recipe

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 4 medium-size ripe Bosc pears, peeled, quartered, cored
  • 1 cup water
  • 12 pitted prunes
  • 2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place 2 tablespoons butter in 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Place dish in oven until butter melts, about 3 minutes. Remove from oven. Arrange pears in dish.
  2. Combine water and prunes in heavy small saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until prunes are plump and liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes. Arrange prunes over pears. Drizzle with prune liquid. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake until pears are tender, occasionally turning and basting with juices, about 35 minutes. Serve warm.
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