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Gallery Simple Caramelized Pears Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 4 red Bartlett pears 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Gallery Simple Caramelized Pears

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Simple Caramelized Pears

Simple Caramelized Pears

Simple Caramelized Pears

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins total: 20 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 20 mins

total: 20 mins

prep:

20 mins

total:

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 red Bartlett pears 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Directions

Halve pears lengthwise; remove cores. (A melon baller removes cores easily, but a small spoon works, too.) Place sugar on a plate.

Heat a large skillet over medium. Press cut side of each halved pear in sugar. Pressing the cut sides of pears in sugar before cooking helps them caramelize. Place cut side down in skillet (fit will be snug). Cook until beginning to brown, 7 to 8 minutes.

Add 1/2 cup water. Cover; simmer until pears are tender, 5 to 10 minutes (depending on ripeness), adding more water if sugar begins to burn.

If liquid in pan is thin, simmer until thickened to a saucelike consistency; if it is thick, add more water. Serve sauce over pears.

Reviews (7)

 Add Rating & Review     63 Ratings   5 star values:        13    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        14    2 star values:        12    1 star values:        3

Reviews (7)

Add Rating & Review     63 Ratings   5 star values:        13    4 star values:        21    3 star values:        14    2 star values:        12    1 star values:        3

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63 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 14 2 star values: 12 1 star values: 3

63 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 14 2 star values: 12 1 star values: 3

63 Ratings 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 14 2 star values: 12 1 star values: 3

  • 5 star values: 13 4 star values: 21 3 star values: 14 2 star values: 12 1 star values: 3

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/01/2013   Lovely , new and very easy ... It makes me love pears finally : )  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/26/2008   Very good. Keep your eye on the pan so as not to burn. Doesn't take long, but you want them fresh. Next time I will peel the pears before cooking. One guest said she loved the peel, but I was not such a fan.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/31/2008   Yum! I made these and topped them with Butter Pecan ice cream. Great recipe; quick, simple, and delectable!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/05/2008   I saw this recipe on the Everyday Cooking show on my local PBS station. However, they cooked it in the microwave in an 8x8 pan wrapped in paper towels. It was simple! I put the butter and sugar into the pan with the pears (put them in the pan whole). Microwave for 15 minutes and then take the pears out and mix the butter/sugar mixture with some cream and cover the pears. I may be missing out on some of the exact ingredients, but it was easy and REALLY GOOD!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/18/2007   This was one of the best, simple desserts I've ever made. It's a great alternative for those who can't have wheat or dairy!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/09/2007   Extremely easy and made me look like a gourmet chef. The caramel that formed on the bottom of the pan was fantastic.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/08/2007   Talk about Easy! this is it.bartlett pears are a must!taste was extradionary,

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 09/01/2013

Lovely , new and very easy … It makes me love pears finally : )

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 10/26/2008

Very good. Keep your eye on the pan so as not to burn. Doesn’t take long, but you want them fresh. Next time I will peel the pears before cooking. One guest said she loved the peel, but I was not such a fan.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 03/31/2008

Yum! I made these and topped them with Butter Pecan ice cream. Great recipe; quick, simple, and delectable!

Rating: Unrated 02/05/2008

I saw this recipe on the Everyday Cooking show on my local PBS station. However, they cooked it in the microwave in an 8x8 pan wrapped in paper towels. It was simple! I put the butter and sugar into the pan with the pears (put them in the pan whole). Microwave for 15 minutes and then take the pears out and mix the butter/sugar mixture with some cream and cover the pears. I may be missing out on some of the exact ingredients, but it was easy and REALLY GOOD!

Rating: Unrated 12/18/2007

This was one of the best, simple desserts I’ve ever made. It’s a great alternative for those who can’t have wheat or dairy!

Rating: Unrated 11/09/2007

Extremely easy and made me look like a gourmet chef. The caramel that formed on the bottom of the pan was fantastic.

Rating: Unrated 11/08/2007

Talk about Easy! this is it.bartlett pears are a must!taste was extradionary,

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