Best 11 Baked Pears With Amaretti Filling Recipes

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Baked pears are a classic dessert that can be enjoyed year-round. They are easy to make and can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. This recipe for baked pears with amaretti filling is a delicious and elegant dessert that is perfect for a special occasion. The pears are poached in a simple syrup until they are tender, then filled with a sweet and nutty amaretti filling. The pears are then baked in the oven until they are golden brown. Serve them warm or cold, with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.

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PEARS BAKED IN AMARETTO CREAM



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Butter, sugar, amaretto, and a bit of cream are all you need to turn pears into a warm and comforting dessert.

Provided by Sherry Lynn

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons butter, softened and divided
2 tablespoons white sugar, divided
2 Bosc pears, halved and cored
½ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
  • Rub remaining butter onto cut sides of pear halves. Arrange pears into the prepared baking dish with the cut sides down. Sprinkle remaining sugar over the pears.
  • Stir cream and amaretto together in a bowl.
  • Bake pears in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream mixture over the pears and continue baking until the pears are tender, about 15 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.3 calories, Carbohydrate 25.1 g, Cholesterol 56 mg, Fat 16.9 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 53.5 mg, Sugar 18.2 g

EASY BAKED PEARS WITH AMARETTI



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

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dessert, Dinner, Snack, Supper

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ripe pears
100g ricotta
½ tsp cinnamon
4 tbsp clear honey , plus extra to serve
8 crisp amaretti biscuits

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 39 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 32 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.23 milligram of sodium

ROASTED PEARS WITH AMARETTI COOKIES



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That natural sweetness of roasted pears is enhanced by crumbled almond cookies and a dollop of mascarpone -- a rich Italian cream cheese. For a substitute, combine 1/2 cup room-temperature regular cream cheese with a tablespoon or two of whole milk.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 firm, ripe Bartlett pears (red or green), unpeeled, halved lengthwise and cored
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
Coarse salt
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
8 amaretti cookies (Italian almond macaroons)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss pears with lemon, sugar, and a pinch of salt; arrange pears in dish, cut side down. Add 1/4 cup water; cover dish tightly with aluminum foil, and bake until pears are easily pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Place each pear half, cut side up, on a platter, and top with 1 tablespoon of mascarpone and 1 crumbled cookie. Drizzle with juices from baking dish, and serve.

BAKED PEARS WITH AMARETTI FILLING



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Categories     Dairy     Fruit     Dessert     Bake     Pear     Spring     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 firm but ripe pears, peeled, halved
2/3 cup crumbs from amaretti cookies (Italian macaroons) or almond biscotti
1 large egg yolk
7 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons almond liqueur

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Using melon baller or small spoon, core each pear half, leaving 1 1/2-inch-diameter cavity. Arrange 8 pear halves, cut side up, in prepared baking dish. Puree remaining 2 halves in processor. Place 1/2 cup puree in medium bowl (reserve any remaining puree for another use). Mix cookie crumbs and yolk into puree in bowl. Mound filling in pear cavities.
  • Combine 6 tablespoons sugar, lemon juice and butter in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Spoon syrup over pears.
  • Bake pears until tender, basting occasionally with syrup in dish, about 1 hour. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead; let stand at room temperature.)
  • Whip cream with liqueur and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Serve pears with whipped cream.

BAKED PEARS



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This baked pears recipe is very versatile. You can serve it warm or cold and for any size group. Chilled pears can be dressed up with a dollop of whipped topping, fruit-filled yogurt or ice cream. -Betty Schledorn, Ocala, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 medium ripe pears, peeled and halved
4 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons orange marmalade

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Place pear halves, cut side up, in a shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Place butter in the center of each; drizzle with lemon juice. , Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pears. Top with marmalade. Bake, covered, until heated through, 15-20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 70mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

PEAR AMARETTI CRUMBLE



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Make and share this Pear Amaretti Crumble recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 3/4 cups thinly sliced pears
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup dry marsala wine
1/4 cup amaretti cookie crumbs (about 4 cookies)
4 teaspoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1 1/3 cups low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 500°.
  • Combine first 4 ingredients, tossing to coat.
  • Divide pear mixture evenly among 4 (8-ounce) ramekins; drizzle each serving with 1 tablespoon Marsala.
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon crumbs over each serving; top each serving with 1 teaspoon butter.
  • Bake at 500° for 8 minutes or until filling bubbles and topping browns. Top each serving with 1/3 cup frozen yogurt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.3, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 10.1, Sodium 37.3, Carbohydrate 24.6, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 17.8, Protein 0.5

CREAMY BAKED PEARS



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So simple but so delicious.

Provided by Lonnie Starks

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 tablespoons butter, divided
2 tablespoons white sugar, divided
2 Bosc pears, halved and cored
½ cup heavy whipping cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar into buttered dish.
  • Rub remaining 1 tablespoon butter over pear halves; arrange pears cut sides down in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Pour cream over pears and continue baking until tender, about 20 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.8 calories, Carbohydrate 19.5 g, Cholesterol 35.7 mg, Fat 11.4 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 47.4 mg, Sugar 14.4 g

ROASTED PEARS WITH AMARETTI AND AMARETTO



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Categories     Fruit     Dessert     Roast     Pear     Amaretto     Fall     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 tablespoons Di Saronno Amaretto or other almond-flavored liqueur
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
4 firm-ripe Bartlett pears, halved lengthwise and cored
1/3 cup water
4 amaretti cookies (Italian almond macaroons; 1‚ inches in diameter), crumbled

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Mix Amaretto and vinegar in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Put pears, cut sides down, in dish.
  • Roast pears 15 minutes. Add water and roast until pears are tender but still hold their shape, 8 to 10 minutes more.
  • Arrange pears, cut sides up, on a platter and spoon pan juices over them. Sprinkle with half of cookie crumbs, then baste with pan juices. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs and serve warm or at room temperature.

BAKED PEARS AND AMARETTI, BY JOHN BERNARD MYER



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Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 hard Bosc pears
8 teaspoons brown sugar
8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
16 amaretti (Italian almond cookies)
1/2 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Core the pears, leaving the skins on.
  • Mix the sugar and butter together and spoon into the cavities.
  • On a large baking dish make eight aluminum foil ''wells'' and place a pear in each. This will stop the butter mixture from running out of the cavities. Place the baking dish in a shallow pan of water. Bake the pears one hour.
  • Place the cookies on a breadboard and crush finely, using a rolling pin or a thick glass.
  • To serve, arrange the pears in a serving dish and sprinkle with crushed amaretti. Pass the cream separately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 686, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 85 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 13 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 159 milligrams, Sugar 54 grams, TransFat 1 gram

AMARETTO BAKED PEARS WITH MASCARPONE



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I pull this recipe whenever I feel the need to impress. It is a wonderful dessert (and I don't "do" desserts as a rule). Beware of sharing the amaretto with the pears during cooking - result WILL vary - hic. Enjoy!

Provided by sams1

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 ripe bosc pears, halved and core removed with spoon
1 vanilla pod
1 tablespoon sugar
150 ml amaretto liqueur, plus a little more
200 g mascarpone
1 1/2 tablespoons icing sugar
100 g unsalted butter
100 g caster sugar
60 g plain flour
1 egg
100 g whole almonds, coarsley ground in processor
8 amaretti cookie crumbs

Steps:

  • To make almond cream - Beat butter and sugar together until combined, add flour and egg until combined. Beat in almonds, stir in 3/4 of crushed biscuits.
  • Pack 1 tablespoon of almond cream into the cored out section of each pear half.
  • Split the vanilla pod in half, scrape out seeds and mix with sugar. Chop vanilla pod into large pieces.
  • Place pears into baking dish, sprinkle over vanilla sugar, remaining biscuits, vanilla pod pieces and drizzle with amaretto.
  • Bake in over at 200C gor 10 minutes or until pears are cooked.
  • Mix together mascapone and icing sugar.
  • Remove pears from oven and transfere to serving plates.
  • Drizzle a little extra amaretto into baking dish and stir pan juices.
  • Serve pan with sweetened mascopone and the amaretto pan juices - enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1243.7, Fat 72.3, SaturatedFat 28.7, Cholesterol 213.2, Sodium 43.7, Carbohydrate 139.9, Fiber 12.8, Sugar 93.2, Protein 20.1

AMARETTI PEARS



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Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 pears
6 amaretti cookies
4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
3/4 cup dry white wine
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Peel, core and halve the pears and place them in a greased baking dish. Crush the cookies and mix them with the butter. Stuff into the pear cavities.
  • Pour the wine over the pears, sprinkle with sugar and bake for 45 minutes to one hour, until tender.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 198, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 11 milligrams, Sugar 23 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Select ripe yet firm pears for baking. Overly ripe pears may become mushy during baking.
  • To easily remove the pear core, use a melon baller or apple corer.
  • If you don't have amaretti cookies, you can use other types of cookies, such as shortbread or ginger snaps.
  • For a sweeter filling, add a tablespoon or two of sugar to the amaretti cookie crumbs.
  • If you want a crispier topping, sprinkle some brown sugar or chopped nuts on top of the pears before baking.
  • Serve baked pears warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or yogurt.

Conclusion:

Baked pears with amaretti filling is an easy and elegant dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet pears, nutty amaretti cookies, and warm spices creates a truly memorable dish. Whether you serve them as a special treat for your family or as a dessert for a dinner party, these baked pears are sure to impress. Enjoy!

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