Easy baked pears with amaretti

Easy baked pears with amaretti

A warming autumnal pud that’s low fat, speedy and satisfying

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Cut each pear in half, then place on a large baking tray. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the cores and make a dip in the centre of each pear. If your pears are firm, you may need to use a sharp knife to do this. Dollop about 1 heaped tsp ricotta into each dip, then sprinkle over the cinnamon and drizzle with a little honey.
  2. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5, then roast the pears for 10 mins. Tip the biscuits into a food bag and use a rolling pin to lightly crush them. Remove the pears from the oven, then scatter the crumbs over each pear. Return to the oven for another 10 mins or until the pears are soft and the biscuit golden brown. Serve drizzled with honey.
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Make a winter trifle

Drain 2 x 400g cans pear halves, reserving a little juice. Mix the pears with the honey and 6 of the amaretti biscuits in a large serving bowl. Splash with a little of the reserved juice. Scatter with the cinnamon, then spoon over a 600ml pot ready-made custard. Beat together the ricotta, a 142ml pot double cream and icing sugar to taste, then spoon over the custard layer. Sprinkle with the remaining crushed biscuits.

Per serving

198 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, sugar 32g, salt 0.23 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2007.

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  • Binder photo JM

    24 November 2007

    JM rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo DomesticGoddess

    30 December 2007

    DomesticGoddess commented on this recipe

    This was absolutely delicious!!!! The only thing I did different was simply dust with icing sugar - just to make it look more festive. Definately will be making this again.

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  • Binder photo Louise

    01 January 2008

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

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    We really enjoyed this healthy dessert so I've already made it twice and I'll be making it again.

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    24 January 2008

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  • Binder photo nelliemelba

    25 February 2008

    nelliemelba rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipe, so easy, used crushed gingernut biscuits instead of ameritti. Made too many so had the rest chilled the next day flavour was great.

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  • Binder photo linkevica

    28 February 2008

    linkevica commented on this recipe

    tried it with crushed pecans instead of biscuits, tasted even better.

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  • Binder photo josie

    26 March 2008

    josie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious and so easy. Try and find the ripest pears you can-not always easy if you rely on supermarkets but it does make a difference.

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  • Binder photo Jo Smith

    05 May 2008

    Jo Smith commented on this recipe

    So lovely! Scraping all the bits off the bottom of the tin was great! Used good quality vanilla icecream with it as well. Would definately re-make.

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  • Binder photo Gill

    21 September 2008

    Gill rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    An absolute hit! This was so easy to make and absolute delicious. It looks beautiful on the plate and tastes even better. Served with Green & Black's vanilla ice cream. Found I had twice as much of the amaretti biscuits as suggested - would use less next time. Will definitely make again!

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  • Binder photo Lynn

    07 October 2009

    Lynn rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A simple recipe which we all enjoyed. Didn't need as much amaretti as the recipe suggests - still had a lovely crispyness. My pears were quite firm (so to speak!) so needed more time, around 40 mins. Worth waiting for though!

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  • Binder photo loopylady

    25 October 2009

    loopylady rated and commented on this recipe

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    A really yummy, low calorie desert which is so quick and easy to make. I substituted the amaretti biscuits for maple and pecan cookies which really complimented the cinnamon. Next time I make them, I might peel the pears first as the skins were a little tough, but I'm worried the pears might disintegrate on cooking if I do this! Try to choose small pears. Mine were quite large and two halves were a bit too much but one half would not have been enough. Fantastic with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

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  • Binder photo fruitbat

    02 May 2010

    fruitbat commented on this recipe

    We had this after a cheesy garlic roast chicken - both recipes were easy and delicious, and we'll definately have them again.

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  • Binder photo Agne

    21 December 2010

    Agne commented on this recipe

    Easy preparation with a very satisfying result. Also good if you are serving desert to many people.

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  • Binder photo Foodlover

    18 March 2011

    Foodlover commented on this recipe

    Delicious, quick and easy!

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    18 March 2011

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  • Binder photo lindad4a

    20 March 2011

    lindad4a rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this last night, but wasn't all that keen. I had bought 'ripe and ready to eat' pears but they were still VERY firm and took ages to cook. I wasn't convinced about the pears/ricotta/cinnamon combination, although I had previously thought it would work well and the recipe had received rave reviews from so many others. Maybe it was just the pears I used. However, I don't think I'll be making this again.

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  • Binder photo hpoet

    29 October 2011

    hpoet commented on this recipe

    Great! I used apples because there are so many free ones at this time of year, and ditched the cinnamon. We loved it

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  • Binder photo Lady.Ratatouille

    04 November 2012

    Lady.Ratatouille rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    This was not as nice as I thought it would be and thought it was a bit too dry with the ricotta cheese filling. The flavour combination of the Amaretti, cinamon and honey on the other hand was lovely. I will try this again with very ripe pears to see if this makes a difference. The ones I got were a bit firm and even if baked for longer until soft the whole pudding was too dry.

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  • Binder photo Kandi

    11 February 2013

    Kandi rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really like this. I've also tried it using ginger biscuits and it is lovely. Fantastic for when you fancy something sweet that isn't stuffed with calories. Quick to make too.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Low-fat

Good-for-you dessert

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Per serving

198 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, sugar 32g, salt 0.23 g

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