Maple Cinnamon Baked Pears

Tender baked pear halves filled with buttery cinnamon oats and walnuts, then finished with maple syrup. An easy, warm fruit dessert ready in about 35 minutes.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 25 min · Yield: 4 · Method: Oven

Ingredients

• 4 ripe but firm pears
• 0.5 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 0.25 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.25 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.125 teaspoon salt

Cooking instructions

1. Heat the oven to 375°F. Halve the pears lengthwise and scoop out the cores, leaving the flesh intact. Arrange them cut side up in a baking dish. (about 5 min) — 375°F
2. Melt the butter. Stir together the oats, walnuts, cinnamon, salt, and 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup, then spoon the mixture into the pear cavities. (about 5 min)
3. Bake until the pears are tender when pierced and the topping is browned, 20 to 25 minutes. (about 25 min) — 375°F
4. Drizzle the warm pears with the remaining maple syrup and serve. (about 1 min)