Roasted Pears

7 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 large pear
  • vegetable oil cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons cream cheese (I use no fat)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon whole half walnuts (or pecans)
  • 2 teaspoons honey

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    Peel, if you wish (I leave them unpeeled) Slice pear in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds to make a nice circle. Spray with veggies spray and set aside in a gratin dish sprayed with veggie spray, cut side up.
  3. 3
    In a small bowl mix together, cream cheese, salt, nutmeg and 1 teaspoon honey. Fill each pear half cavity with half of the cheese mixture.
  4. 4
    Place a half walnut on top of the cheese mixture; lightly press it down. Drizzle pear halves with remaining teaspoon of honey.
  5. 5
    On centre grate in oven, roast at 350°F for about 1 hour or until soft. Test with a toothpick at about 45 minutes.

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