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Pere al forno con gorgonzola e noci

Baked Pears Filled with Gorgonzola and Walnuts

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 4 pears
  • 2 Tbs sugar or as much as you need
  • 1 lemon
For the filling:
  • 80 g 3 oz gorgonzola dolce
  • 8 walnut halves or more if you like
To finish the dish:
  • honey q.b.

Instructions

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  1. Trim off the stem of each pear, then cut it in half from top to bottom.
  2. Using a paring knife or a small spoon, remove the core and its seeds, creating a small well in the center of each half pear.
  3. Place the pear halves in a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle them with sugar and a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Let the pears macerate for about 15 minutes, at least until the sugar melts.
  4. Bake the pears in a moderate (180C/350F) oven for 20 minutes or so, until tender but not falling apart.
  5. Take the bakinig dish out of the oven and place a knob of gorgonzola cheese in the well of each half pear, then top with a walnut half or two.
  6. Return the pears to the oven and continue baking just long enough to melt the cheese, perhaps 5 minutes.
  7. Remove the pears from the oven and let them cool. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature, drizzled with honey.