Yields
4 servings
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ingredients
1
cup sugar
½
cup maple syrup
1 ½
cup water
2
cinnamon sticks
3
Tbsp hazelnut liqueur or brandy
1
cup hazelnuts, lightly toasted and peeled
4
ripe pears
3
Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
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directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare syrup by simmering sugar, maple syrup, water and cinnamon sticks for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in hazelnut liqueur. Add hazelnuts and let soak for 3 minutes (just to absorb a little sweetness). Strain off liquid and pour it into an 8-inch square baking dish. Roughly chop soaked hazelnuts and spread on a parchment lined baking sheet. Toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes, until golden brown.
Step 2
While hazelnuts are toasting prepare pears. Peel pears, cut in half and core. Pour syrup over pears. Roast pears for 20 minutes, until they are soft when pierced with a tester.
Step 3
To serve, place pear in a bowl, drizzle syrup over and sprinkle generously with hazelnuts.