Maple Vanilla Baked Pears

4 ingredient super straightforward maple vanilla baked pears that square measure burnt till heat and soft, fully infused with maple and vanilla, and lidded with crisp cold cereal.

Baked pears. i do know it all sounds pretty straightforward. And you don’t even see chocolate or topping or caramel explosions in these photos. however let Maine tell ya one thing. These maple vanilla baked pears? They’re pretty epic. Such a giant statement for a humble fruit, no? Well, they’re a major example of however straightforward ingredients, good-for-you, and REAL whole foods will move to provide a afters that may get on my feet to a chocolate topping caramel exploding one thing. (Which strikes a chord in my memory, have you ever created my snickers cupcakes yet?)

Maple Vanilla Baked Pears

Baked pears came to mind initial. once I’m feeling lazy however need a very little one thing sweet when dinner (always), I usually bake Associate in Nursing apple, drizzle with honey or molten paste and prime with crisp cold cereal. It’s straightforward, it’s rather healthy, and on a chilly winter night– hits the spot. In my real mind, baked pears dripping with pure sirup plumbed even as fabulous and in my weird food blogging lensman mind, they plumbed pretty.

About my maple vanilla baked pears– you have got belowtake|to do} them! It’s a apparently elegant afters that’s thrown along and on the table in under half-hour. All you are doing is whisk sirup and flavouring along, drizzle over the pears, sprinkle with cinnamon, and bake. after they kick off of the kitchen appliance you'll go a bit crazy with toppings. Here I even have them lidded with a lot of maple syrup/vanilla, a bit crisp cold cereal, and a small indefinite quantity of Greek food.

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 D’Anjou pears (aka Anjou pears)
• 1/2 cup (120ml) pure maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• optional toppings: maple pecan granola, Greek yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). I don’t line my baking sheet when I make these, but you absolutely can with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
2. Cut pears in half, then cut a small sliver off the underside so the pears sit flat when placed upright on the baking sheet. See video above for visual. Using a large or medium cookie scoop or melon baller (or even a teaspoon), core out the seeds. Arrange pears, facing up, on the baking sheet. Sprinkle evenly with cinnamon– feel free to add more cinnamon if you’d like.
3. Whisk the maple syrup and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Drizzle most of it all over the pears, reserving about 2 Tablespoons for after the pears are finished baking.
4. Bake pears for about 25 minutes until soft and lightly browned on the edges. Remove from the oven and immediately drizzle with remaining maple syrup mixture. Serve warm with granola and yogurt. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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