Title: Almond-Stuffed Pears
Categories: Fruit Taste
Yield: 6 Servings

6	md	Pears; peeled, halved and
		; cored
1 1/2	c	Water
1/3	c	White grape juice
1/2	c	Finely chopped toasted almonds
2	tb	Brown sugar
1/8	ts	Almond extract

Place pears, cut side down, in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Combine water and grape juice; pour over pears. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until tender. Turn the pears over. Combine almonds, sugar and extract; mix well. Spoon into pear cavities. Bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Serve warm. Yield: 6 servings.

NOTES : "Pears make a comforting side dish in this special recipe shared by Margaret Allen of Abingdon, Virginia. 'We enjoy this hot fruit with a ham dinner,' she says." Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #7 by KDYJ46A JERRY GILBERT Time: 7:03 PM on Sep 21, 1997

Recipe by: Taste of Home, August/September, 1997

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