Glazed Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tsp butter, melted
8 None pears, peeled
1 tbsp sugar
1 None vanilla bean, halved lengthwise and seeds scraped out
None None Whipped cream, to serve

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease a shallow ceramic baking dish large enough for the pears to fit neatly in one layer and arrange pears in it. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Place the vanilla bean and seeds in the dish with 1/4 cup water. Cover with foil.
Bake for 1 hour, basting with juices every 15 mins, or until tender when tested with a skewer. Increase oven temperature to 400\u00b0F. Remove the foil. Bake for 15 mins, or until fruit is browned and slightly caramelized. Serve warm with whipped cream.