Name: Sugared Cardamom Pears
Yield: 3 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 3 Bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into 8ths; 1/4 cup brown sugar; pinch of salt; Vanilla ice cream, for serving

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Sugared Cardamom Pears

Recipe by Mike Johnston, Savory Spice founder

A little cardamom elevates these quick and simple sugared pears into an elegant dessert.

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Serves 3 to 6 servings

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Ingredients

4 Tbsp. unsalted butter 3 Bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into 8ths 1/4 cup brown sugar pinch of salt

1/4 tsp. Ground Inner Cardamom Seeds

1 tsp. Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

Cubed Crystallized Ginger, to garnish

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Directions

In a skillet over medium-high heat, add butter. As butter melts and begins to foam, add pears. Cook for 2 to 3 min. until pears begin to soften. Add brown sugar and stir to incorporate the sugar mixture, evenly coating the pears. Stir in salt, cardamom, and vanilla extract and gently simmer and stir until liquid becomes syrupy.