Sherry Baked Pears

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 fresh pears

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350f/180°c.
• 2 combine sherry, water, sugar, lemon juice and butter in a small saucepan. simmer over medium heat about 5 minutes.
• 3 while sauce is cooking, halve, pare and core pears. arrange pears in a baking dish. pour sherry sauce over pears. cover dish.
• 4 bake about 35 to 40 minutes or until pears are tender.
• 5 serve warm or chilled, plain or with whipped or sour cream, if desired.