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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 5, 2005
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Five basic ingredients (you probably have them all on hand right now!) come together to create this simple, elegant dessert.

Crimson Pears

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 13 hr 45 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 fresh pears
  • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen raspberries in syrup, thawed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar, water and lemon juice in ungreased 2-quart casserole until sugar is dissolved.
  • Step 
    2
    Peel pears (do not core or remove stems). Cut slice from bottom of each pear so it will stand upright when served. Arrange pears in casserole, turning pears to coat with sugar mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover and bake 45 to 60 minutes or until pears are tender when pierced with fork. Carefully remove pears; pour sugar mixture from casserole and discard. Replace pears in casserole. Mash and drain raspberries in sieve over pears. Turn pears to coat with raspberry syrup. Cool 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Cover and refrigerate about 12 hours, turning pears occasionally to coat evenly wth raspberry syrup. To serve, place pears upright in dessert dishes. Pour raspberry syrup over each pear.

Nutrition

175 Calories
1 g Total Fat
1 g Protein
46 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
175
Calories from Fat
10
Total Fat
1 g
Saturated Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
0mg
Potassium
260 mg
Total Carbohydrate
46 g
Dietary Fiber
6 g
Protein
1 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
12%
12%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
3 Fruit;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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