Healthy Recipes Healthy Ingredient Recipes Healthy Fruit Recipes Healthy Pear Recipes Baked Pears Be the first to rate & review! These easy baked pears are soft with just a little bite and are perfect with the delicious buttery spiced syrup spooned over the top. By Pam Lolley Pam Lolley Instagram Pam Lolley is a recipe tester and developer with Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi University for Women in elementary education with a minor in psychology. After graduation she taught for a couple of years, but decided to follow her true passion of baking. She began a personal baking business, which led to a catering company. Pam started developing and testing recipes for the Southern Living Magazine Test Kitchen in 2003. She has developed several of the white Christmas cakes which grace the magazine's cover every December, as well as several other dessert recipes that have been cover-worthy. She has been in the test kitchens now for over 18 years. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, reading and, believe it or not, loves to cook and bake at home! EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 18, 2022 Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Emily Lachtrupp is a registered dietitian experienced in nutritional counseling, recipe analysis and meal plans. She's worked with clients who struggle with diabetes, weight loss, digestive issues and more. In her spare time, you can find her enjoying all that Vermont has to offer with her family and her dog, Winston. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling / Kady Wohlfarth Active Time: 10 mins Total Time: 35 mins Servings: 4 Nutrition Profile: Egg Free Gluten-Free Nut-Free Soy-Free Vegetarian Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 4 Anjou pears, peeled, halved and cored ½ cup packed light brown sugar ¼ cup apple cider 3 tablespoons unsalted butter ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ teaspoon salt Directions Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange pears, cut-sides up, in a 7-by-11-inch baking dish; set aside. Combine brown sugar and cider in a small saucepan; cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in butter, cinnamon, cardamom and salt; stir until the butter melts and the mixture is fully combined, about 3 minutes. Pour the brown sugar mixture over the pears. Bake until the pears are crisp-tender, basting occasionally with the pan juices, 25 to 30 minutes. Place 2 pear halves on each plate and spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons syrup over each. Serve warm. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 297 Calories 9g Fat 55g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Serving Size 2 pear halves & about 1 1/2 Tbsp. syrup Calories 297 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 55g 20% Dietary Fiber 5g 18% Total Sugars 43g Added Sugars 27g 54% Protein 1g 2% Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Cholesterol 23mg 8% Vitamin A 308IU 6% Vitamin C 9mg 10% Vitamin E 1mg 4% Folate 13mcg 3% Vitamin K 10mcg 8% Sodium 156mg 7% Calcium 48mg 4% Iron 1mg 6% Magnesium 15mg 4% Potassium 251mg 5% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved