With fall rolling in it’s time to shift over to foods of a new season. It’s always exciting to see the year’s first harvest of a new food at the farmers’ market. This week I found bosc pears and nearly flipped my lid with happiness! The sweet, crunchiness of those ugly brown pears makes it truly feel like fall, despite the horrendously hot weather we’re still sweating through here in SoCal. Bosc pears give me hope of a cooler day! Ha! This autumn delight is as easy as can be and fairly healthy when compared to most sugar laden versions of caramelized fruits. We used honey to caramelize the pears instead of sugar which opens up all kinds of infusion possibilities. I used the chile infused honey we made a couple of weeks ago and it added a nice twist of complexity to an otherwise completely sweet dish. Feel free to use the infused honey of your choice and don’t forget to comment and let me know if you have a great infusion combo!
Here she is, your sweet, crunchy start to autumn…
- ¼ cup honey, we used chile infused honey
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
- pinch of ground cardamom
- several large pinches of ground cinnamon
- plain greek yogurt
- 2 bosc pears cored and halved lengthwise
- pomegranate seeds
- Heat honey and butter in a large skillet over low heat, The mixture should bubble a bit but not burn or turn brown.
- Sprinkle the cuts sides of each pear half with the cardamom, cinnamon, and vanilla bean.
- Place each pear half face down in warm honey, swirl the pears around in the skillet to coat evenly, cover with lid and cook until brown (about 4-5 minutes)
- Flip pears over and spoon honey over top. Cover and cook still over low heat for another few minutes.
- Remove and plate pears, drizzle with remaining honey syrup.
- Top pears with a generous dollop of greek yogurt and a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds.
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