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Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• red wine
• sugar
• cinnamon stick
• clove
• orange zest
• fennel seed
• black peppercorn
• bay leaf

Instructions

1. 1 Peel pears and remove the cores from the bottom, leaving the stems intact; set aside.
2. 2 Combine red wine, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, orange zest, fennel seed, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a large saucepan and bring to a boil; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add pears, return to a simmer, and reduce heat to medium-low; continue simmering until tender, about 25 minutes.
3. 3 Remove pears from wine syrup to a rimmed dish; cover the dish and refrigerate until pears are cold. Strain syrup through a mesh sieve into a medium pot and discard spices. Simmer syrup over medium heat until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Refrigerate syrup until cold.
4. 4 Pour cold syrup over pears. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.

By Shay

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• water
• lemon
• vanilla bean
• sugar
• hot fudge topping
• vanilla ice cream

Instructions

1. 1 Place water in a heavy pot. Stir in zest and juice of 1 lemon. Place pears in pot. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds and split pods to the poaching liquid. Pour in sugar.
2. 2 Bring pot to a simmer over medium-high heat; stir gently to dissolve sugar with minimal jostling of the pears. Reduce heat so pears continue cooking over a steady, gentle simmer. Pears need to stay submerged, so place a small plate over them in the pot to keep them under the liquid. Simmer until pears are just tender, 20 to 25 minutes. (Remove plate to test the pears for doneness.) Remove pot from heat and let pears cool to room temperature in the poaching liquid.
3. 3 Transfer pears and vanilla beans to a storage container and cover with some of the poaching liquid. Cover and refrigerate until pears are thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Reserve all of the poaching liquid (see footnote).
4. 4 Heat hot fudge sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until warm. Dip base of pear into the chocolate and spoon chocolate along the sides except for the top inch or so of the pear.
5. 5 Place dipped pears in individual serving bowls with another generous spoonful of syrup and a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon
• white sugar
• nutmeg
• pie crust
• butter
• brown sugar
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. 2 Sprinkle pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix white sugar and nutmeg in a separate small bowl; sprinkle over pears and mix thoroughly.
3. 3 Fit pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Cut butter, brown sugar, and flour together in a bowl using a pastry cutter until mixture resembles crumbs. Spoon pear mixture into pie shell and sprinkle top with brown sugar mixture.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is bubbling and crumble topping is lightly browned, about 35 more minutes.

By Ingrid F

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• orange juice
• brown sugar
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• walnut

Instructions

1. 1 Combine orange juice, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolved. Place pears into syrup, cover, and simmer 1 hour and 15 minutes, flipping pears twice and spooning sauce over pears every 10 minutes.
2. 2 Transfer pears to individual serving dishes. Continue cooking syrup, stirring often, until thickened, about 15 minutes, then stir in walnuts. Pour sauce over pears.

By ladyngetal

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• white sugar
• white sugar
• almond flour
• egg
• puff pastry
• milk chocolate

Instructions

1. 1 Line a tart pan with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine butter and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix in almond flour. Add eggs 1 at a time and mix until well combined.
3. 3 Line a tart pan with the puff pastry and prick with a fork all over.
4. 4 Place chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until melted, about 5 minutes. Cool slightly. Cover puff pastry with melted chocolate.
5. 5 Carefully pour egg mixture on top of the chocolate on the puff pastry without mixing the 2 layers. Arrange pear slices on top of the tart.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until pastry has puffed up and is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

By UneTortuedanslaCuisine

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• white sugar
• ginger
• nutmeg
• bourbon whiskey
• butter
• white sugar
• salt
• pie crust

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 2 tablespoons sugar, ginger, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
2. 2 Carefully cut away the cores from each pear half. Place one pear half into a large bowl. Cut remaining nine pear halves in half lengthwise, then cut each piece into three slices lengthwise, from the core end to the bottom. Place all slices into the bowl with the pear half. Drizzle pears with bourbon and sprinkle with sugar-spice mixture; toss until evenly coated.
3. 3 Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add ⅔ cup sugar and salt to the melted butter; cook and stir until well combined and bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes. Place single pear half, cut-side up, into the center of the skillet. Fan remaining pear slices around the center, with the stem ends facing the center; if possible, turn the pieces in the same direction. Add all remaining pear slices to fill in any gaps.
4. 4 Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, undisturbed, until pears are fork-tender and liquid develops a golden color, about 20 minutes.
5. 5 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on a rack in the lower third of the oven. Remove refrigerated pie pastry from the package. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for unrolling crust.
6. 6 Remove the skillet from the heat. Place pie pastry over pears and tuck edges in toward the bottom of the skillet. Place the skillet onto the baking sheet in the preheated oven and reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7. 7 Bake until crust is golden brown, 28 to 30 minutes; remove from the oven. Place a heat-safe plate, larger than the skillet, upside down over the crust.
8. 8 Use oven mitts to grab the plate and skillet together and quickly flip the skillet contents onto the plate; this move is tricky and requires some forearm strength and dexterity. After the flip, use a spatula to gently center the contents on the plate if needed. Add any fruit that didn't transfer from the skillet, then drizzle any remaining liquid over the top of the tarte.
9. 9 Let the tarte sit for 15 to 20 minutes, then serve warm.

By Bibi

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• egg
• white sugar
• heavy cream
• all-purpose flour
• kirsch
• lemon zest
• vanilla extract
• cardamom
• salt
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Butter a 10 1/2-inch round baking dish or pie plate. Fan pear slices out in a single layer in the bottom.
3. 3 Beat eggs and sugar together using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in heavy cream, flour, kirsch, lemon zest, vanilla extract, cardamom, and salt on low speed until batter is smooth. Set batter aside to rest, about 15 minutes.
4. 4 Pour batter over the pears in the baking dish.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool briefly, about 15 minutes. Serve warm, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

By Rita Spangler

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• egg
• white sugar
• milk
• salt
• nutmeg
• vanilla extract
• almond extract
• all-purpose flour
• almond
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch baking dish generously with 1 tablespoon butter.
2. 2 Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, milk, salt, nutmeg, vanilla extract, almond extract, and flour together in a bowl.
3. 3 Reserve 12 to 14 pear slices for topping; add remaining pear slices to the prepared baking dish. Pour egg custard mixture over pears in the baking dish and top with almonds. Shake and tap the dish gently on the countertop to let mixture settle. Lay reserved pear slices flat on top. Melt remaining butter and brush over pears. Sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, fruit is soft, and custard is set, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before serving, or serve chilled.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• vanilla extract
• almond extract
• cornstarch
• all-purpose flour
• egg white
• egg
• almond
• butter
• white sugar
• egg yolk
• butter
• butter
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• all-purpose flour
• cardamom
• cinnamon stick
• vanilla bean
• honey
• sugar
• water

Instructions

1. 1 To poach the pears: Combine water, 1 cup white sugar, honey, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, and cardamom in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add pears; reduce heat and simmer until pears are translucent or easily pierced with a knife, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
2. 2 To make the pastry: Combine 1 ½ cups flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut in ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon butter until mixture is crumbly. Mix in egg yolk until dough sticks together in large clumps.
3. 3 Grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough evenly into the pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. Reserve leftover dough for patching cracks.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5. 5 Grease the shiny side of a piece of aluminum foil with butter; place butter-side down over the pastry. Transfer tart pan to a baking sheet.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven, using leftover dough to patch any cracks, until dough looks dry and light brown, about 20 minutes. Peel off aluminum foil; let pastry cool.
7. 7 Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
8. 8 To make the frangipane: Combine 2/3 cup white sugar and 1/3 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in ground almonds. Add egg, egg yolk, 2 teaspoons flour, and cornstarch; beat until frangipane is smooth. Beat in almond extract and vanilla extract.
9. 9 Spread frangipane evenly over pastry. Drain pear halves and dry with paper towels. Cut lengthwise into even slices. Place 1 pear half on a spatula and gently fan out slices; arrange on top of frangipane. Repeat with remaining pear halves.
10. 10 Bake in the preheated oven until frangipane is firm to the touch, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

By Gin

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• orange liqueur

Instructions

1. 1 Peel the pears. You can halve and core them, or leave them whole: just carefully core the blossom end of each pear and remove the seeds.
2. 2 Place the pears into a large saucepan. Fill with enough water to cover the pears by 1 inch. Stir in the sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until the liquid has reduced into a light syrup; this may take up to 1 hour. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Cool until just warm, then stir in the liqueur and serve.

By steve

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• cream cheese
• sour cream
• powdered sugar
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Slice pears in half and remove seeds with a melon baller. Cut into 1/8-inch slices (if pears are firm) or 1/4-inch slices (if pears are softer).
2. 2 Combine cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, and cinnamon in a stand mixer; beat until smooth and creamy. Serve alongside pear slices.

By dawn

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• water
• white sugar
• semisweet chocolate

Instructions

1. 1 In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Add the pears, and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove pears and set them on a plate.
2. 2 In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt chocolate, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat. Spoon chocolate over pears to coat. Remove pears to a clean plate, and chill until serving. Serve cold.

By Mariana Helena e Margarida

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• cranberry juice
• white sugar
• cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. 1 Place cranberry juice, sugar, and cinnamon stick into a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and simmer until the sugar dissolves. Meanwhile, peel the pears, leaving the stem intact.
2. 2 Place the pears into the simmering juice and cover. Cook until the pears are tender, turning occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes. Once tender, remove the saucepan from the heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature. Turn the pears a few times as they cool so the color remains even.

By Noodlefork

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon juice
• cinnamon
• oat
• flour
• brown sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine pears, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Toss to coat, then divide the mixture between 2 ramekins.
3. 3 Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Mix in softened butter using a fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the pears.
4. 4 Place the ramekins in the air fryer basket and cook until the pears are soft and bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• white sugar
• heavy cream
• amaretto liqueur

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
3. 3 Rub remaining butter onto cut sides of pear halves. Arrange pears into the prepared baking dish with the cut sides down. Sprinkle remaining sugar over the pears.
4. 4 Stir cream and amaretto together in a bowl.
5. 5 Bake pears in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream mixture over the pears and continue baking until the pears are tender, about 15 minutes more.

By Sherry Lynn

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• brown sugar
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with warm water, leaving 3 inches of head room. Attach a sous vide cooker to the pot. Set temperature to 175 F degrees (80 degrees C) and timer to 1 hour.
2. 2 Peel pear; halve lengthwise. Scoop out seeds using a small spoon. Place pear halves into a resealable plastic bag or silicone bag; add butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
3. 3 Remove excess air; seal bag and immerse into water making sure top of bag does not go below water. Leave in the water for 1 hour.
4. 4 Remove bag; place pear halves on dessert plates. Drizzle with cooking liquid.

By Bren

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• peach
• cherry
• oat
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Pour pears, peaches, and cherries with their liquids into the prepared baking dish; stir. Stir oats and 1/4 cup brown sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over the fruit mixture. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar over the oat layer. Sprinkle cinnamon over the brown sugar. Arrange butter pieces evenly over the top.
3. 3 Bake until hot, bubbly, and slightly brown at edges, about 20 minutes.

By METG

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• pie crust
• sugar
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Press the pie pastry into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Flute the edges. Place the pear halves cut side down in the pie crust with the small ends toward the center.
3. 3 In a medium bowl, mix the butter and sugar together until smooth, then beat in the eggs one at a time until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and vanilla. Pour over the top of the pears.
4. 4 Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until pears are soft and custard is set in the center. Cool completely before slicing and serving.

By Mykidsmom1

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon gelatin mix
• cream cheese
• milk
• whipped topping

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Mash pears with a fork in a bowl until desired consistency is reached.
3. 3 Measure 1 1/2 cups juice from pears and pour into a saucepan; cook over medium-low heat until warmed, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir gelatin mix into pear juice until dissolved.
4. 4 Stir cream cheese and milk into gelatin mixture until smooth. Fold whipped topping into mixture; add pears and mix well.
5. 5 Spoon mixture into a 9x9-inch baking dish. Refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.

By Robin Rogers

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• red wine
• water
• white sugar
• lemon juice
• cinnamon
• star anise
• chocolate sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Cut bottom off each pear and core from the bottom to give each pear a flat bottom to stand upright.
2. 2 Combine wine, water, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and star anise in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and arrange pears on their sides in the saucepan. Simmer pears for 10 to 12 minutes. Turn pears and continue simmering until tender and easily poked with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed.
3. 3 Remove pears from wine mixture and place in a serving dish, standing upright. Continue boiling wine sauce until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 more minutes.
4. 4 Fill each pear's core cavity with chocolate sauce. Pour wine sauce over each pear.

By MSTRECKE

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• brown sugar
• sour cream
• pistachio
• nut

Instructions

1. 1 Adjust the oven rack to the center position and heat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place butter in a baking pan large enough to hold pears in a single layer; set in the heating oven until it melts.
2. 2 Sprinkle sugar over melted butter, then place pears, cut-side down, on top. Bake until tender, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Remove pan from oven, turn pears over and baste with pan sauce. Return to oven; bake until golden and glossy, about 10 minutes longer.
4. 4 Let cool briefly. Transfer pears to dessert plates or bowls. Top each with a dollop of sour cream, drizzle with caramel pan sauce, sprinkle with nuts, and serve.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Jean Carper

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• maple syrup
• brown sugar
• butter
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Cut top quarter of pears off; create a well by scooping out the core, being careful not to puncture the bottom of the pear. Arrange pears in a shallow baking dish.
3. 3 Drizzle maple syrup over pears. Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter in each pear; sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until pears are easily pierced with a fork, 35 to 50 minutes.

By pikachu

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• butter
• white sugar
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
2. 2 Rub remaining 1 tablespoon butter over pear halves; arrange pears cut sides down in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream over pears and continue baking until tender, about 20 minutes more.

By Lonnie Starks

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• sugar
• brown sugar
• pecan
• vegetable oil
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• baking soda
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Peel and slice pears thin. Mix sliced pears with white sugar, brown sugar, and nuts and let sit for one hour. After sitting puree pear mixture in a blender.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan.
3. 3 By hand stir in until just blended; the flour, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to pear mixture and add oil, vanilla and eggs. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. 4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

By Rory

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• apple
• apple
• water
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• maple syrup

Instructions

1. 1 Combine Cortland apples, Golden Delicious apples, and Bartlett pears together in a large, microwave-safe bowl. Add water, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the apple-pear mixture and toss to coat.
2. 2 Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and cut a 1-inch slot in the center of the plastic wrap to allow steam to escape.
3. 3 Cook apple mixture in the microwave on high for 10 minutes. Carefully remove and discard plastic wrap. Stir apple mixture. Cook in the microwave on high until fruit is hot and tender, another 6 minutes.
4. 4 Stir maple syrup into fruit mixture. Cool completely before refrigerating.

By Denise

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon juice
• brown sugar
• cornstarch
• cinnamon
• clove
• cheddar cheese
• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
2. 2 Toss pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Combine 1/2 cup light brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Add sugar mixture to pear mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle pear mixture with Cheddar cheese.
3. 3 Combine flour and 1/2 cup light brown sugar in a food processor; pulse to mix. Cut butter into flour mixture until crumb consistency. Sprinkle topping over Cheddar cheese layer.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

By TerryWilson

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• puff pastry
• creme fraiche
• egg
• white sugar
• nut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Unroll the puff pastry sheet and line a tart pan with it. Cut off any overhanging pastry. Prick pastry several times with a fork.
3. 3 Stir together creme fraiche, egg, and sugar in a bowl until smooth. Fold in nut mix.
4. 4 Arrange pear slices on puff pastry and cover with creme fraiche mixture.
5. 5 Bake tart in the preheated oven until the filling is lightly colored and pastry has puffed up and browned, about 25 minutes.

By Marie-Capucine

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• sour cherry
• cornstarch
• white sugar
• almond extract
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• salt
• nutmeg
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2. 2 Mix pears, cherries, cornstarch, 2/3 cup sugar, and almond extract in prepared baking dish. Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle flour mixture over fruit.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden, about 1 hour.

By Ruth Y

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• pie crust
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• sugar
• almond extract
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
2. 2 In a large bowl, combine eggs, flour, sugar, almond extract and melted butter. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Arrange sliced pears in spokes radiating from center.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until custard is firm. Cool completely before serving.

By fancynancy

Ingredients

• ✓ pear
• lemon
• water
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• bittersweet chocolate
• heavy cream
• butter
• coffee liqueur
• maraschino cherry

Instructions

1. 1 Leave stems on peeled pears. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Set aside.
2. 2 In a saucepan large enough to accommodate 4 pears standing upright, combine water and sugar. Place over medium heat, and boil until sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla, then place the pears in. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool in liquid, then drain.
3. 3 In the top of a double boiler, combine chocolate, cream and butter. Heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in coffee liqueur.
4. 4 Place pears on serving dish, pour chocolate sauce over pears, and garnish with maraschino cherries.

By MONICA SELF