Boiled Pear Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (29 oz.) can pear halves, drained
3 Tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. heavy or whipped cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat broiler.
Pat pears dry on paper towel.
Cut pears into 1/2-inch slices.
Put in 9-inch pie plate.
Sprinkle with brown sugar and dot with butter.
Broil 4 inches from heat source for 5 minutes.
Combine cream and vanilla.
Pour over pears. Broil 5 minutes or until sauce is golden and bubbly.