Baked Pears With Caramel And Ice Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 None ripe pears
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup apple or pear juice
10 None soft caramels, chopped
1/2 cup cream
4 scoops caramel or vanilla ice cream
2 tbsp nut brittle, crushed

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400*F. Halve and core the pears and place, cut sides face up in a shallow ovenproof dish. Brush with the butter and sprinkle with the sugar. Pour the juice into the dish and bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the pears are tender.
Put the caramels in a small saucepan with the cream and heat gently until smooth and creamy.
Transfer the pears to serving plates and spoon over the caramel sauce. Add a scoop of ice-cream to each serving and drizzle with nut brittle.