Sauteed Brown Sugar Pears

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Southern Living"

 

• Ready In: 41mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 Anjou pears, peeled and cut into eighths
• 1⁄4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• vanilla ice cream
• gingersnaps

directions

1. Sprinkle lemon juice over pears.
2. Melt sugar and butter in a big nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until melted and smooth.
3. Decrease heat to low; add in pears; cook/stir, 6-8 minutes or until pears are tender.
4. Whisk together the cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water; stir into pear mixture, and cook 1 minute or until thickened.
5. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
6. Serve over vanilla ice cream and gingersnaps.