{"id":101,"date":"2018-12-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/16\/butterscotch-baked-pear\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:05:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:05:22","slug":"butterscotch-baked-pear-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=101","title":{"rendered":"Butterscotch Baked Pear"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Give this fabulous dessert a try. It’s a nice way to incorporate an in season fruit into the holidays .You may want to give it a try with apples too. <\/em><\/div>\n
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    6 medium (6 to 7 ounce) ripe but firm Bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthwise<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    6 Tablespoons (3\/4 stick) unsalted butter<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00bc cup (packed) golden brown sugar<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    1\/8 teaspoon salt<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    2 Tablespoons Scotch<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Directions<\/strong><\/div>\n
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      Preheat oven to 350 F.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Using melon baller or small spoon, scoop out core from each pear half.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Melt butter in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Whisk in brown sugar and salt.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Arrange pears, cut side down, in skillet in single layer.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Spoon some of sugar mixture over pears.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Place skillet in oven; bake until pears are tender, basting once with syrup, about 30 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Transfer pears, cut side up, to large shallow bowl, leaving syrup in skillet.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Mix Scotch and vanilla extract into syrup.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Using oven mitts as aid, place hot skillet over medium-high heat (mixture may ignite).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Cook until syrup is reduced by half, whisking often, about 2 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Spoon syrup over pears and serve.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Give this fabulous dessert a try. It’s a nice way to incorporate an in season fruit into the holidays .You may want to give it a try with apples too. … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[62,100],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-dessert","tag-pears"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/baked2Bpears.jpg?fit=560%2C420&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-1D","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":145,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=145","url_meta":{"origin":101,"position":0},"title":"Butterscotch Baked Pear","author":"Will Clower","date":"December 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a fabulous dessert to top off a fantastic holiday dinner. 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