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Pears with Ginger and Sour Cream Topping

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Pear dessert recipe made with canned pear halves and other ingredients.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large can (approx. 29 ounces) pear halves
  • juice of 1 orange, about 1/3 cup
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 cup seedless raspberry jam or currant jelly
  • red food coloring, if desired
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation:

Drain pears, reserving syrup. In a saucepan, combine syrup with orange and lemon juice and spices. Let stand for 1 hour. Add pear halves and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cool; refrigerate to chill thoroughly. Whisk jam or jelly with red food coloring and 3 tablespoons of the chilled pear liquid.

Place pears in a serving dish and top with jam or jelly mixture.

Whip cream until stiff; fold in sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Spoon whipped cream mixture decoratively over the pears.
Serves 8.

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