Baked Pears Stuffed with Walnuts
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 75 mins
Ingredients
- 4-- pears, ripe and firm
- 1/4cup raisins
- 3tablespoons chopped California walnuts
- 2 1/2tablespoons sugar
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4cup water
- 1/4cup light corn syrup
Instructions
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Peel the pears, leaving the stems on. Core the pears on the blossom end (the bottom).
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Combine the raisins, walnuts, sugar, and lemon juice in a small bowl, and mix well.
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Fill the cavity of each pear, dividing the filling equally. Place the pears upright in a deep baking dish, preferably with a cover.
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Mix together the water and corn syrup and pour into the baking dish. Cover the dish with its lid (or foil) and bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the pears are easily pierced with a fork.
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Serve warm or cold with some of the syrup spooned over each pear.
Recipe by Marion Cunningham for the California Walnut Board.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 260
- Glycemic Load 18
- Fat 4g
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 15mg
- Potassium 310mg
- Carbohydrate 60g
- Fiber 6g
- Sugars 37g
- Protein 2g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 15%
- Calcium 2%
- Iron 4%