Baked Pears with Ricotta
These baked pears with crunchy honey nut granola and creamy ricotta sauce make a delicious dessert or breakfast! The cold ricotta cream drizzled over warm pears creates the perfect blend of textures and flavors to satisfy your sweet cravings.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Pears
- 2 large ripe pears
- Juice of ½ lemon
Granola
- 1 cup oats
- ⅓ cup pecan nuts chopped
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Ricotta Yogurt Cream
- ¾ cup ricotta
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Pears
- Preheat the oven to 350°F grease an 8-inch ovenproof dish. Cut each pear in half and using a teaspoon scoop out the cores. Drizzle the lemon juice over them to prevent them from turning brown.
Granola
- Place the oats, pecans, honey, butter, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Mix well to combine. If the honey does not blend well, zap the mixture in the microwave to melt the honey so you can stir the mixture easily.
- Fill the cavities of the pear halves with the granola. Scatter the extra granola in the baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the pears are softened.
Ricotta Yogurt Cream
- Combine the ricotta, yogurt, vanilla, and honey in a bowl. Cover and set in the refrigerator until the pears are ready. Serve the ricotta cream with warm pears.
Notes
- Use a melon baller or cookies scoop to scoop out the core of the pears.
- You may eliminate the butter from the granola if you want to reduce the fat. Low-fat yogurt or ricotta are other options.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 193mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 50g
