Canadian Home Trends Colour & Trends 2014 | Page 111

PREP TIME
Ingredients

30

MINUTES

4
large, ripe, firm
pears
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2
cinnamon sticks,

broken in half
2 tbsp. agave syrup
1/3 cup apple juice
1/2
vanilla bean
1 cup
vanilla greek
yogurt
2 tbsp chopped pear
2 tbsp. chopped walnuts,
toasted

cooking spray

baked

breakfast pears

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Spray 9 x 13 inch (23 x 33 cm) baking
dish with cooking spray. Halve pears and
core, removing a 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep
scoop. Brush halves with lemon juice.
2. Combine next THREE
ingredients in small bowl. Cut
vanilla bean in half and scrape seeds

into baking dish. Arrange pears, cut side
up, in single layer in dish. Bake for 40
to 45 minutes, basting pears with apple
juice mixture a few times, until pears are
tender. Remove from oven and allow to
cool completely. Cover and chill for at
least 6 hours or overnight, turning pears
in liquid at least twice during chilling time.
3. To serve, combine yogurt and
apples. Spoon mixture into pear halves
and sprinkle with walnuts.

This elegant
dish is deceptively easy
to prepare and is a welcome
break from standard
breakfast fare.