Categories: Dessert, Pears

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 anjou pears , peeled and cut into eighths
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• vanilla ice cream
• gingersnaps

Directions

1. Sprinkle lemon juice over pears.

2. Melt sugar and butter in a big nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until melted and smooth.

3. Decrease heat to low; add in pears; cook/stir, 6-8 minutes or until pears are tender.

4. Whisk together the cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water; stir into pear mixture, and cook 1 minute or until thickened.

5. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

6. Serve over vanilla ice cream and gingersnaps.

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