Baked Pears With Cranberries, Apricots and Ricotta

Name: Baked Pears With Cranberries, Apricots and Ricotta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 pears; 1/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries; 1/3 cup dried apricot, finely chopped; 1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (low-fat); 1/4 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon imitation brandy extract; 2/3 cup fine ricotta cheese; 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"This elegant and oh-so-good dessert starring baked fresh pears and Eagle Brand low fat sweetened condensed milk takes just 10 minutes to prepare. Cool lemony ricotta is spooned into the piping hot pear halves, and drizzled with warm sauce that tastes simply heavenly."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 pears
¹⁄₃ cup dried sweetened cranberries
¹⁄₃ cup dried apricot, finely chopped
1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (low-fat)
¹⁄₄ cup water
¹⁄₂ teaspoon imitation brandy extract
²⁄₃ cup fine ricotta cheese
¹⁄₂ tablespoon lemon zest, finely grated

directions

Peel and halve pears lengthwise. Scoop out core using a melon baller. Place pears face up in 8x8-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle cranberries and apricots over and around pears.
Stir sweetened condensed milk, water and imitation brandy extract together until smooth; pour over and around pears.
Set dish in a 9x13 inch ovenproof pan; set on oven rack.
Carefully pour boiling water into outer pan to 1/2-inch depth. Bake in 350F oven for 40 minutes or until pears are tender, occasionally spooning sauce over pears.
Meanwhile, stir ricotta and lemon zest together.
Slowly and carefully remove pan from oven; remove pear halves and place on a serving plate. Spoon ricotta mixture into each scooped out pear half. Drizzle sauce and dried fruit over pears. Serve immediately.

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Chef mariajane

I am a 56 year old Gramma that, for the first time in my life, has purchase myself a computer, and I didn't know what i was missing!! I have a husband tha I adore, and 4 grandchildren that of course surpass all others - lol - I am disabled, and am an at home person, so I have a lot of time on my hands, to play with my recipes, and I am enjoying every bit of it - My husband will eat anything that I cook, so I have carte blanche as far as that goes, so I have a great time trying out new recipes. Paula Deen has published some of my favorite cookbooks, her recipes are easy and quick to do. Her sweets are fantastics, especially her pound cakes, Yummm I guess the dish that I am famous for is my Christmas ham - my family all comes home for Christmas, and if i don't have my ham they are dissapointed, and my grandson wants the pistachio squares!!! so I guess that is the dishes that I'm famous for.

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