Roasted Pears With Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 4 pears, halved and cored
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pistachios (or your favorite nuts)

Recipe

• adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 400 degrees. place butter in a baking pan large enough to hold the pears in a single layer: set in the heating oven until it melts.
• sprinkle sugar over melted butter, then place pears, cut side down, on top. bake until tender, about 30 minutes.
• remove pan from oven, turn pears over and baste with pan sauce. return to oven; bake until golden and glossy, about 10 minutes longer.
• let cool slightly. transfer pears to dessert plates or bowls. top each with dollop of sour cream, drizzle with caramel pan sauce, sprinkle with nuts and serve.