Dessert

Ginger-Pear Brownies is for Dessert.

Ginger-Pear Brownies takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Ginger-Pear Brownies takes 40 minutes to cook.

Ginger-Pear Brownies makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Ginger-Pear Brownies are:

8 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 tsps unsalted butter
4 eggs
1 3/4 c granulated sugar
1/3 c water
3/4 tsp almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 8-oz package low fat cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp flour
1 c peeled, cored and chopped pear
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp powdered sugar

Here is how you make Ginger-Pear Brownies:

1. Combine chocolate and butter in saucepan over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and cool.2. Beat 2 eggs until foamy, add 1 1/4 c sugar, water and 1/2 tsp almond extract. Beat 5 minutes or until lemon-colored. Beat in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Spread 2 cups of batter in prepared pan. Set aside, wash beaters in warm water.3. For pear filling, in medium bowl beat cream cheese until smooth. Add remaining 1/2 c sugar, 2 eggs, 1/4 tsp almond extract and 2 tbsp flour; beat until combined. Stir in pears and nuts if desired and 1 tsp of ground ginger. Spoon pear filling over batter, then spoon mounds of remaining chocolate batter over pear filling and swirl to marble.4. Bake about 40 minutes or until set. Cool on wire rack, cover and store in refrigerator within 2 hours.5. To serve, stir together 2 tbsp powdered sugar and 1/4 tsp ginger. Sift over brownies, lift out of pan with edges of foil and cut into bars. Makes 24 brownies.Number of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GJSISSON.

The nutritional information for Ginger-Pear Brownies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 160.2

• Total Fat: 6.7 g
• Cholesterol: 43.1 mg
• Sodium: 81.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 3.0 g