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Pears Foster - served in a bowl with vanilla ice-cream and cinnamon.

Pears Foster

Flambeed pear halves in cinnamon, rum, butter sauce served over vanilla ice cream.
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 985 kcal

Equipment

  • 12-inch skillet
  • spatula
  • large spoon
  • ice cream scoop
  • long match

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp butter - unsalted
  • 4 ripe pears - peeled, halved & cored
  • ¼ cup brown sugar - lightly packed
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon - ground
  • ¼ cup dark rum
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 1 pint old-fashioned vanilla ice cream

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat. Add pears; cook over low heat until tender when pierced with a fork, about 4-5 minutes.
    Pears Foster - Pear halves in a skillet with melted butter.
  • Stir brown sugar and cinnamon into the butter. Turning pear halves to brown both sides, about 4-5 minutes more.
    Pears Foster - Pear halves browning in butter with brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Remove browned pears and set aside in a serving dish, covering to keep warm.
    Pears Foster - Browned pear halves in a skillet with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Turn off the heat, add rum and brandy to skillet; warm over medium heat.
    Pears Foster - Adding rum and brandy to the butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar sauce.
  • When hot, ignite with a long wooden match or long lighter tool; continue cooking until flame goes out.
    Pears Foster - Brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, rum, and brandy set on fire.
  • Arrange two pear halves in each of 4 individual serving bowls; top with ice cream. Drizzle evenly with warm sauce; serve immediately.
    Pears Foster - served over ice cream with sauce spooned over the top.

Notes

So good! But be careful you don't burn down your kitchen!

Nutrition

Calories: 985kcal | Carbohydrates: 137g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 926mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 112g | Vitamin A: 1.436IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 364mg | Iron: 1mg
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