Roasted Bosc Pears with Pomegranate Glaze

Serving Size: Serves 6

Ingredients

3/4 cup dry red wine

3/4 cup Smart Juice Organic Pomegranate Juice

1/2 sugar

1 cinnamon stick

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

6 bosc pears with stem, peeled

Brennan’s Vanilla Ice Cream

Biscotti

Adapted From: Epicurious.com

Description
A deliciously fruity dessert. 

Preparation
Preheat oven 350F. 

Stir wine, pomegranate juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, and orange peel in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.

Using a small melon baller, core pears from bottom of wide end. Trim bottoms flat and stand upright in 8x8x2-inch baking dish. Pour pomegranate-wine sauce over pears. Roast pears until tender when pierced with a knife, basting pears every 20 minutes, about 1 hour. 

Using spatula, transfer roasted pears to serving platter. Transfer pan juices to small saucepan. Simmer until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 5 minutes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead.

Let sauce and pears stand at room temperature.  Rewarm sauce before continuing). Spoon glaze over pears. Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream and biscotti.