Name: Caramel and cinnamon roast pears
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 ripe pears, peeled, cored, stems intact; 1 cup caster sugar; 50 gram butter, chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; pouring cream, to serve

Caramel and cinnamon roast pears

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 30M

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Ingredients

4 ripe pears, peeled, cored, stems intact

1 cup caster sugar

50 gram butter, chopped

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

pouring cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan-forced. Place pears in a 20cm (base measurement) square ovenproof dish.

2.In a medium heavy-based saucepan, place sugar over moderately low heat. Cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until sugar dissolves and turns a rich golden brown. Remove from heat. Stand 1 minute or until bubbles subside. Carefully stir in 1/2 cup water (mixture may bubble). Add butter and cinnamon. Place over low heat; cook and stir 2 minutes or until melted and smooth.

3.Carefully pour caramel sauce evenly over pears in dish. Bake, occasionally basting pears with caramel sauce, 1 hour or until tender. Serve pears with cream.

Cook up to a day ahead. Cover, then refrigerate. To serve, microwave on High (100%) in 30-second bursts until heated. Use apples instead of pears. You can swap cinnamon for ground ginger or cardamom.
Note

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