Baked Pears With Orange Caramel Sauce

Baked Pears With Orange Caramel Sauce
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Serves: 4 - 6
 
Naturally gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and refined sugar free baked pears in a homemade orange caramel sauce. They're full of amazing flavor that's fun to serve at your next dinner party for friends or just enjoy with family.
Ingredients
  • 4 - 6 large pears, tops removed and cored
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • ¼ cup + 2 tbsp. orange juice, separated
  • ¼ cup coconut cream (1 can of full fat coconut milk, set in the fridge for 20 minutes until cream separates from water. Scoop out thick white cream. Reserve remaining coconut cream and water for another recipe.)
  • pinch sea salt or pink salt
  • unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 tsp. fresh orange zest
Instructions
  1. preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place cored pears in a shallow baking dish with ¼ cup orange juice in the bottom of the pan.
  2. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until tender when poked with a fork.
  3. During the last 10 minutes of baking, heat the syrup, orange juice, coconut, cream and salt in a saucepan.
  4. Bring caramel sauce to boil, stirring continually (about 10 - 15 minutes).
  5. The sauce will begin to thicken and caramelize. You can use a candy thermometer to check to be sure it has reached about 250 degrees (hard ball stage)or until the sauce sticks to the back of the spoon when lifted out.
  6. Remove pears from oven and allow to cool slightly.
  7. Pour warm caramel sauce into and over the pears.
  8. Sprinkle with orange zest and coconut flakes. Enjoy warm!
Recipe by Gluten Free and Paleo Recipes | Food L'amor by Melissa at https://foodlamor.com/2015/12/baked-pears-with-orange-caramel-sauce.html
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