Description
A cozy and elegant dish featuring baked pears topped with crumbled feta, honey, and dried cranberries, perfect for dessert or brunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe pears, halved and cored
- 75 grams crumbled feta cheese
- 30 milliliters olive oil or melted butter
- 30 grams dried cranberries
- 30 milliliters honey
- 1 gram ground cinnamon
- Fresh thyme leaves, for garnish (optional)
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- A splash of lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C.
- Line a baking dish with parchment paper.
- Brush the pear halves generously with olive oil or melted butter.
- Arrange the pear halves cut-side up in the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the pears with ground cinnamon.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the pears are tender and golden.
- Top each pear half with crumbled feta cheese and dried cranberries.
- Drizzle each pear with honey.
- Garnish with fresh thyme leaves if desired.
- Serve warm and enjoy.
Notes
For a vegan version, use a dairy-free feta alternative and replace honey with maple syrup.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: baked pears, dessert, feta cheese, honey, cranberries, easy recipe, brunch