WARM PEARS AND HONEY SYRUP

Ingredients

• ​3 firm ripe pears, peeled, cored and quartered lengthwise
• 1/3 cup liquid honey
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp salted butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place pears, cut side down, in a greased 7x11 inch glass baking dish.
3. Whisk together honey, water, lemon juice, melted butter, vanilla and cinnamon until combined. Pour honey mixture over pears.
4. Bake, uncovered, basting pears twice with honey mixture, for 20 -25 minutes or until pears are tender.
5. Transfer pears to a serving dish; cover and set aside.
6. Pour honey mixture from baking dish into a small non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
7. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture is the consistency of a thin syrup, about 6 minutes. There should be about 1/2 cup.
8. Serve warm pears and syrup with pancakes or waffles.