Grilled Pears with Raspberry Grand Marnier Sauce
A special dessert treat!
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
Ingredients:
Vegetable oil for coating
Raspberry Grand Marnier Sauce:
1 cup fresh strawberries
1 Tsp honey
1 Tbsp Grand Marnier
4 firm winter pears
1 lemon, halved crosswise
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Vanilla Ice Cream for serving
Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat and oil grill rack.
Raspberry Grand Marnier Sauce:
Combine raspberries and honey in a bowl. Mash raspberries lightly with a fork and stir in the Grand Marnier. Set aside.
Cut pears in half lenghtwie and remove cores. Squeeze lemon over cut sides of the pears to prevent browning. IN a shallow bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Dip cut sides of pears in cinnamon sugar.
Grill pears, cut side down, directly over medium-high heat until fruit is grill-marked and sugar is caramelized, 2-4 minutes. Do not allow to char. Using a spatula, turn pear and grill until tender and heated through, 3-4 minutes.
Serve pears topped with raspberry sauce and with a scoop of ice cream.
B-man
