Pear Dessert
submitted by Jane Wheaton
ingredients
pears
butter
brown sugar
scant lime or lemon juice
*optional: slivers of fresh basil, whipped cream, nuts, or nutmeg.
instructions
Peel, halve and core pears. Sauté in butter and brown sugar and scant lime or lemon juice (add a little rum if you like) until pears have softened but still hold shape well. When sauce has thickened a bit, spoon pears & sauce over vanilla ice cream.
This is delicious as is, or it can be gussied up with slivers of fresh basil or whipped cream or sprinkle on nuts or nutmeg.
