Spiced ponegranate pears

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Firm pears
1cupPomegranate syrup
2tablespoonsLemon juice
1Stick cinnamon; (2 inch)
4Whole cloves

Directions

Peel, halve lengthwise, and core pears and arrange them cut side down in a ceramic bakirig dish. In a nonmetallic bowl, combine the pomegranate syrup, lemon juice, cinna- mon, and cloves. Pour the mixture over the pears and bake in a preheated moderate oven (350 degrees), basting frequently for 45 minutes or until pears are tendeL Serves 6.

(Note: Cored and peeled apples or ba- nanas cut in half lengthwise may be substi- tuted for the pears. The cooking time for bananas is 15 minutes~ Can serve these spiced fruits with a dollop of sour cream.) Recipe by: Arizona Magazine 10/94 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #987 by Walt Gray <waltgray@...> on Jan 06, 1998