Baked Pears with Custard and Cheerios™ Crumble

Prep 45 min
Total 45 min
Ingredients 9
Servings 4

Baked pears is a sure sign that fall is here. With a creamy texture to a crunchy surprise from Cheerios™ and walnuts, this tasty dessert has it all. Serve it at your next family dinner for a complete celebration of the fall harvest. Makes a great potluck or Thanksgiving dessert, too! MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

tablespoons maple syrup

tablespoons water

red Anjou pears, halved

1 1/2

cups milk

teaspoon vanilla extract

egg yolks

1/4

cup granulated sugar

2/3

cup Cheerios™ cereal, lightly crushed

1/3

cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

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1

Preheat oven to 375 °F.
2

Place maple syrup and water in a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
3

Place pear halves in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour maple syrup mixture over pears. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until pears are tender.
4

In a medium saucepan, heat milk and vanilla over low medium heat and bring to boil. Combine yolks and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until mixture is thick. Carefully add milk mixture into yolk mixture, whisking slowly. Return to saucepan over medium low heat and slowly stir for 5 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon. Strain through a fine sieve.
5

Serve pears on serving dishes. Top with custard, Cheerios™ and walnuts.

Expert Tips

Don’t have time to make custard? Use instant vanilla pudding instead!

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Baked pears is a sure sign that fall is here. With a creamy texture to a crunchy surprise from Cheerios™ and walnuts, this tasty dessert has it all. Serve it at your next family dinner for a complete celebration of the fall harvest. Makes a great potluck or Thanksgiving dessert, too!