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Pears With Maple Syrup Pecans And Cranberries Microwave

A delicious low fat and easy dessert to impress! A wonderful mix of ingredients that is great served with home-made ice cream or creme fraiche. These pears cook quite happily in the microwave - as well as the more conventional baking or stove top method too. A recipe i devised for our bed & brekafast last autumn, after a huge harvest of pears from our garden and whilst also trying to find a use for numerous opened packets of dried fruits and nuts!!!

Steps

Microwave method:.
Place the peeled , cored and halved pears into a microwaveable dish.
Place them cut side down.
Scatter the dried cranberries over the pears.
Pour 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup over the pears & cranberries & cover with microwaveable cling film.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes until softened , stirring half way through.
Uncover and leave to cool off slightly for a few minutes.
Stir the pecan nuts through the syrup.
Spoon into serving dishes making sure everyone gets some nutty syrup & cranberries !.
Drizzle over the remaining maple syrup.
Serve with ice cream or creme fraiche.
Yoghurt is nice with this dessert too.
Oven baking method:.
Pre-heat oven to 200 c or 400f.
Follow recipe as above , making sure the dish is oven proof !.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until pears are soft but still holding their shape.
Mix in nuts as before and serve as before.

Ingredients

pears, dried cranberries, maple syrup, pecan nuts, ice cream