Name: Baked Pears with Spiced Caramel Sauce, Whipped Cream & Pumpkin Seeds
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 355 ml heavy whipping cream; 6 pears; ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds; brown sugar; butter, unsalted; cinnamon, ground; granulated sugar; honey; nutmeg, ground; salt

Baked Pears with Spiced Caramel Sauce, Whipped Cream & Pumpkin SeedsBaked Pears with Spiced Caramel Sauce, Whipped Cream & Pumpkin Seeds — a 35-minute dessert recipe with 10 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

355 ml heavy whipping cream

6 pears

⅓ cup pumpkin seeds

brown sugar

butter, unsalted

cinnamon, ground

granulated sugar

honey

nutmeg, ground

salt

Instructions

Place a medium bowl (preferably metal) in the freezer to chill. (If space is limited, place in the refrigerator.)

Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F).

Wash, dry, quarter, and core pears; medium dice and transfer to a large baking dish.

Dot pears with small pieces of butter and place in the oven (it doesn't have to be fully heated). Bake until pears are fork-tender, about 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt additional butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.

Once butter is melted, whisk in cream, sugar, honey, and spices. Increase heat to medium and simmer, whisking frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened and glossy, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly to further thicken the sauce.

Meanwhile, remove bowl from the freezer. Pour cold cream and sugar into the bowl.

Use a whisk (or hand blender) to beat the cream vigorously, until medium-soft peaks form, about 4 minutes if whisking. (When you pull the whisk out of the bowl, the cream should hold its shape, with a peak that curls over slightly.)

To serve, divide baked pears between bowls; top with caramel sauce, whip cream, and pumpkin seeds. Enjoy!

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