Baked pears with vanilla ice cream

A deliciously light autumnal dessert that combines warming flavours with fresh fruit and ice cream. This recipe is ridiculously easy and takes no time at all to prepare.

Ingredients

• 3 pears halved and cored
• Maple syrup to coat
• 2 tbsp of melted butter
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• Vanilla ice cream
• Chopped pecans to garnish

Method

1. Begin by preheating the oven to 180°C.
2. Place the pears into your chosen dish and add the maple syrup, melted butter and spices.
3. Give everything a good stir to ensure the pears are fully coated and bake for 40-45 minutes.
4. Before serving, place a scoop of vanilla ice cream into the centre of each pear and sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Images: Humphrey Munson

Tableware: John Julian