Baklava-Filled Pears

🌱 Serves: 4
⏳ Prep time: 10 minutes
🔥 Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 pears
• 25g mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and/or hazelnuts)
• 1 tbsp butter or vegan butter
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch of ground cloves
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 2 tbsp maple syrup, or agave syrup

Method

1️⃣ Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Wash and halve the pears, then scoop out the seeds and pith. Place pears flesh-side up in a baking dish.
2️⃣ In a food processor, pulse the nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves until roughly chopped.
3️⃣ Spoon the nut mixture into the pears, creating mounds.
4️⃣ In a small saucepan, heat the lemon juice, butter, and syrup until it simmers. Remove from heat and pour over the pears. 
5️⃣ Bake for 25 minutes until the pears are tender. Serve warm with an extra drizzle of syrup from the bottom of the pan.