Stilton-stuffed Baked Pears

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup stilton cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
• 8 bartlett pears, peeled
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon port wine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. combine sugar and butter in a small bowl and stir until well blended. add cheese, cranberries and pecans. stir well.
• 2 cut 1 inch off stem end of each pear; reserve top. remove core from stem end, and scoop out about 2 tablespoons pulp from each pear to form a cup, using a melon baller or spoon. if necessary, cut about 1/4 inch from base of pears so they will sit flat. place the pears in a 13 x9 inch baking dish. fill each pear with about 2 tablespoons sugar mixture, and replace top on each.
• 3 combine juice and port in a small bowl, pour into baking dish. bake pears at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until tender. serve warm.