Thanksgiving

Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears is for Dessert.

Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears takes 70 minutes to cook.

Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears are:

3 tablespoons chopped toasted hazelnuts
2/3 cup roughly crushed gingersnaps
1/3 cup dried cranberries
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons margarine
4 Asian pears
1 cup apple juice

Here is how you make Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears:

Preheat the oven to 375°.In a medium bowl, mix the nuts and cookie crumbs, cranberries, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and lemon zest.Add the margarine and mix with your fingers until the filling resembles coarse meal.Using a sharp knife, cut a ¼” slice from the top and bottom of each pear.Working from the stem end, remove the interior core and seeds to within ½” of the bottom.Score the skin lengthwise at 1 ½” intervals.Arrange the pears, so they don't touch, in an 8-inch square baking dish.Spoon the filling into them, mounding any remaining filling on top. Pour the apple juice around the fruit.Bake 20 minutes. Cover loosely with foil and bake 50 minutes longer, until the pears are very soft.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 633.0

• Total Fat: 17.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 627.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 117.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.8 g
• Protein: 6.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Ginger-hazelnut Asian Pears is Vegan