Sautéed Brown Sugar Pears

Prep: 15 min., Cook: 11 min. This recipe can be easily doubled.

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  lemon juice
• 2  Anjou pears, peeled and cut into eighths
• 1/4  cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons  butter
• 1  teaspoon  cornstarch
• 1/2  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• Vanilla ice cream
• Gingersnaps

Preparation

1. Sprinkle lemon juice over pears. Melt sugar and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until melted and smooth. Reduce heat to low; add pears, and cook, stirring often, 6 to 8 minutes or until pears are tender.

2. Whisk together cornstarch and 1 tsp. water. Stir into pear mixture, and cook 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Serve with vanilla ice cream and gingersnaps.