Roasted Pear Sauce
Summary
Instead of store-bought apple sauce, try simple, homemade pear sauce! Pears have a milder, sweeter flavor than apples. Roasted the pears before blending them into a sauce caramelizes their natural sugars for an even sweeter flavor.
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- Prep time
- 10 min
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- Cook time
- 25 min
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- Servings
- 6 Servings
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- Serving size
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1/2 cup
Ingredients
Ingredients
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large ripe pears (cored and cut in 1-inch pieces)
- 3 (about 1 1/2 lbs total)
- 3 (about 1 1/2 lbs total)
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butter (melted)
- 2 tsp
- 2 tsp
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honey or 2 packets artificial sweetener
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
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lemon juice
- 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp
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chopped walnuts (toasted)
- 1/3 cup
- 1/3 cup
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Directions
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a large bowl, toss the pears with melted butter. Pour the pears into a baking dish and roast, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until pears are tender, stirring once or twice. Set the cooked pears aside to cool.
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Add the pears back to the large bowl; add the honey and lemon juice. Using an immersion blender or stand up blender, blend the pear mixture until almost smooth. Stir in the walnuts.