Honey Roasted Pears

Ingredients

4 pears, halved, cored
4 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/3 cup brandy
1 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon grated cinnamon

aromatics (optional):
2 cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves

2 star anise

Serving:
Whipped cream and/or ice cream

Cooking Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Place the pears, skin side up, in a roasting pan. Drizzle the honey over top of the pears. Tactically place the butter in different parts of the pan (1 piece in the center of each quarter of the pan). Pour the brandy over the pears. Lightly coat the top with the ground cinnamon and nutmeg.

Arrange the cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise tactically around the dish as well.

Bake for 35 minutes - turn over after 20. Serve with ice cream and whipped cream.