Best Butterscotch Baked Pears Recipes

Butterscotch Baked Pears image

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 medium (6- to 7-ounce) ripe but firm Bosc pears, peeled, halved lengthwise
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Scotch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Using melon baller or small spoon, scoop out core from each pear half. Melt butter in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and salt. Arrange pears, cut side down, in skillet in single layer. Spoon some of sugar mixture over pears. Place skillet in oven; bake until pears are tender, basting once with syrup, about 30 minutes. Transfer pears, cut side up, to large shallow bowl, leaving syrup in skillet. Mix Scotch and vanilla extract into syrup. Using oven mitts as aid, place hot skillet over medium-high heat (mixture may ignite). Cook until syrup is reduced by half, whisking often, about 2 minutes. Spoon syrup over pears and serve.

Baked A'nju Pears in Butterscotch Schnapps Sauce image

Provided by Montana Heart Song

Categories Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1/2 pear per serving, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 a'nju pears, peeled, cored and sliced
2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup butterscotch schnapps
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 dashes cinnamon
whipped cream or Cool Whip
aluminum foil

Steps:

In a glass pyrex flat baking dish, add pear slices. melted butter and Butterscotch Schnapps.
Preheat oven 325*.
Turn the slices until all are coated. Place peel side down if leaving the peel.
Sprinkle the brown sugar over the slices.
Sprinkle with the cinnamon.
Cover with foil.
Bake 35 minutes.
Dish up warm and spoon sauce over. Add a dollop of whipped cream. I add a dab of sauce over the top of the cream. You may also chill and serve cold.
Note: You can thicken the buttery butterscotch sauce if you wish.
If you cool, make sure you take the cooled butter or margarine off the top,.
warm it and drizzle over the cooled pears.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.1, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 70, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 14.8, Protein 0.4

Butterscotch Baked Pears image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories Breakfast

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 pears, firm but ripe (medium-large size)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons rum or 2 teaspoons Scotch whisky
hickory nuts or pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°; peel pears and halve them vertically; with a melon baller or small spoon, scoop out the hard core of each.
Melt butter in an 8- to 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
Stir in the brown sugar and salt; add in the pears in a single layer, cut sides down.
Spoon some of the butter mixture over the pears.
Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake the pears until soft, 15-20 minutes, basting once with the butter mixture while they bake.
Remove the pears from the skillet and arrange them on a rimmed platter or in a large shallow bowl.
Return the skillet to the stovetop; mix in the cream, vanilla, and bourbon; bring to a boil and reduce by about half, until very thick, stirring and keeping a close eye on the mixture.
Pour the sauce over the pears; Garnish with nuts and serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 309.7, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 50.9, Sodium 87, Carbohydrate 39.5, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 29.6, Protein 1.1