Roasted Pears with Homemade Butterscotch Sauce

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter, unsalted
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup Heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste
• salt, to taste
• 2 pears halved, lengthwise with seeds removed
• 2 tsp butter
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon, or to taste

Instructions

• 1 In a medium saucepan, add 2 tbsp butter with 1/3 c packed brown sugar. Heat on
  medium, stirring until completely liquid. Stir enough to prevent sugar from
  sticking to pan. Once sugar reaches a sticky point, whisk in the heavy cream for
  approximately 30 seconds.
• 2 Turn heat down to very low. Stir in the 1 tsp. vanilla and a little salt. 
• 3 Whisk constantly on low heat for approximately 5 minutes but no longer than 7
  minutes, being careful not to overcook the sauce.
• 4 Remove sauce from heat and stir in the 1/8 tsp cinnamon, to taste. Transfer
  sauce immediately to a storage jar or container.
• 5 Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools. Sauce consistency should be pourable at
  room temperature. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• 6 Preheat oven to 350°F. Use a shallow baking dish to prep and cook pears.
• 7 Place pear halves in baking dish, cut side up. Rub each pear half with a small
  amount of butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• 8 Roast pears for 8-10 minutes, or to desired doneness. Pears should be softened
  and skins should be lightly browned.
• 9 Serve pears with Homemade Butterscotch Sauce and/or vanilla ice cream. Leftover
  baked pears can be stored, refrigerated, for 3 days.

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