Dessert

Glazed Apples and Pears is for Dessert.

Glazed Apples and Pears takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Glazed Apples and Pears takes 10 minutes to cook.

Glazed Apples and Pears makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Glazed Apples and Pears are:

Apples (2 Golden Delicious, Macoun, Corland or Gravenstien
Pears (2 Anjou, Bartlett or Comice
Lemon (1)
Butter, unsalted (3 tbsp)
Sugar (3 tbsp)
Cinnamon stick (3 inch) or vanilla bean (split lengthwise)
Calvados, Apple Jack or Apple Schnapps (2 tbsp or 1 oz)

Here is how you make Glazed Apples and Pears:

Peel, halve and core, both the apples and pears. Cut each 1/2 into 4 wedges and transfer to a medium bowl. Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice over teh fruit, toss lightly.Melt the butter in a skillet over high heat. Add the sugar, and cook until the sugar begins to caramelize. Add the fruit the caramel may seize (harden) don't be alarmed. Add the cinnamon stick or vanilla, and cook, stirring, until the caramel melts, and the fruit is juicy, about 7 minutes.If adding the Calvados, remove the pan from the heat before adding the alcohol. Return the pan to the heat. To flambe the alcohol on a gas burner, carefully tip the pan toward the flame: and on an electric element hold a long match at the inside edge of the pan until it ignites. Swirl the pan over the heat until the flame subsides. Serve fruit, warm, over ice cream with cookies.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EM1MITZIE.

The nutritional information for Glazed Apples and Pears is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 224.2

• Total Fat: 9.2 g
• Cholesterol: 22.9 mg
• Sodium: 61.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
• Protein: 0.6 g