Baked Ginger Pears
Serves 8

Ingredients
8 canned, no-sugar-added pear halves, in natural juices
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 cup unsalted, dry-roasted pecans, chopped

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Drain pears, reserving juice. Arrange pear halves close together in a baking dish, cut side up. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, lemon juice, ginger and pecans; mix well.
• Spoon mixture into pear halves and sprinkle lightly with ginger. Pour reserved pear juice around pears to cover bottom of dish.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Serve warm or cover and refrigerate to serve chilled. Garnish with bits of ginger.