Stuffed Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce

A stunning combination of ingredients. I just found this quick and easy recipe from Sargento. I can't wait to try this fruit dessert.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons ricotta cheese
• 2  teaspoons blue cheese, crumbled
• 2  tablespoons  chopped pecans
• 1  teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2  fresh pears, halved and cored
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries in light syrup, thawed
• 2  teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

1. Combine ricotta, blue cheese, pecans and lemon juice, fill center of pears with mixture and sprinkle with nutmeg.
2. Heat wine to a boil in a medium skillet, add pears stuffing side up, cover and reduce heat to medium low, simmer 10 minutes or until tender.
3. Sauce: Mash raspberries and strain juice into a measuring cup adding enough water to measure 3/4 cups.
4. Whisk cornstarch into juice in a small sauce pan, heat and stir 5 minutes or until juice thickens and begins to bubble.
5. To serve, place 3 tbls sauce on a plate and top with a pear half.