Caramelized Pears With Rum Raisin Mascarpone

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup golden raisin, packed tightly
• 1/2 cup rum
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 4 bosc pears
• 1 pint mascarpone
• 4 amaretto cookies, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 begin by soaking the raisins. pour hot water over raisins and add rum. cover with plastic wrap and set aside while you prepare the rest of the dish - let rest for at least 45 minutes.
• 3 split pears down the middle retaining stem and skin. using a melon-baller, remove the cores. add brown sugar and butter to a large nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until just melted. add lemon juice and pears, cut side down, to pan then baste with melted butter and sugar.
• 4 pop into the oven for 15 to 17 minutes until pears are tender. when done remove from oven and baste once more.
• 5 for the rum raisin mascarpone:.
• 6 whisk mascarpone cream gently to loosen it up. strain raisins and gently fold into the cream. serve pears on a plate topped with a scoop of mascarpone cream and drizzle with pear pan juices.
• 7 top with crumbled amaretto cookies.