Roasted Pears with Date Sugar
RARA Team
Roasting is the easiest way to turn good fruit into something special. A little butter, a little date sugar and twenty minutes in a hot oven, and pears go soft and jammy, with golden, caramelized edges.
Date sugar is just dates, dried and ground, so it brings a warm, wholesome sweetness that tastes of fruit rather than sugar. It's at its best here, melting into the pear juices to make a quick syrup right in the dish.
Good to know
Pick pears that are ripe but still firm, so they hold their shape in the oven. Plums and apples work too: plums need about 15 minutes, apples closer to 30.
Serve warm over yogurt for breakfast, or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert.
