Description
Baked pears with feta honey cranberries bring sweet-savory comfort straight to your dinner table with minimal effort. Your taste buds will dance between creamy feta, caramelized pears, and tart cranberry sparkle in this simple yet elegant dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 pears
- ½ cup feta cheese
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¼ cup pecans
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Seasoning and Garnish:
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Fresh thyme or rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F and line a baking dish with parchment paper. Prep ensures easy cleanup and prevents sticking.
- Slice 3 ripe Bosc or Anjou pears in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to carefully remove seeds, creating a small cavity for the filling.
- Grab a small bowl and combine ½ cup crumbled feta, ⅓ cup dried cranberries, and ¼ cup chopped pecans. Stir in 1 tablespoon honey until ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Place pear halves cut-side up in the prepared baking dish. Brush each half with 1 tablespoon olive oil to help them caramelize.
- Spoon the feta-cranberry mixture into each pear cavity, distributing 1 tablespoon of filling across each half. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon over the pears if desired.
- Slide the baking dish into the 375°F oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes, watching carefully to ensure the filling turns golden but doesn’t burn.
- Remove pears from the oven when they’re tender and slightly caramelized. Drizzle an extra tablespoon of honey over the warm pears.
- Garnish with fresh thyme or rosemary sprigs. Serve immediately while the pears are warm and the filling is soft.
Notes
- Always choose ripe but firm pears so they hold their shape during baking and won’t turn mushy.
- Crumble the feta into small pieces to distribute the flavor more evenly across the pear’s surface.
- Replace pecans with walnuts or almonds if needed, keeping the same quantity for consistent texture.
- For a vegan version, swap feta for soft plant-based cheese and use maple syrup instead of honey.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 254 kcal
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 195 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg