Description
These Elegant Blue Cheese Stuffed Pears are a delightful combination of sweet, savory, and nutty flavors, perfect for an appetizer or a sophisticated side dish. The warm, tender pears filled with creamy blue cheese, toasted walnuts, and a hint of honey are sure to impress your guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Pears:
- 4 ripe but firm pears, halved and cored
Blue Cheese Mixture:
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Additional:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Prepare pears: Arrange pear halves in a baking dish cut side up.
- Mix filling: In a small bowl, combine blue cheese, toasted walnuts, honey, thyme, and black pepper.
- Fill pears: Spoon the mixture into the hollowed centers of the pears.
- Bake: Drizzle olive oil over the pears. Bake for 15-20 minutes until pears are tender and cheese is slightly melted.
- Serve: Serve warm as an elegant appetizer or side dish.
Notes
- Choose pears that are ripe but still hold their shape when baked, such as Bosc or Anjou.
- For added texture, sprinkle pomegranate seeds on top before serving.
- Substitute walnuts with pecans if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, Contemporary
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pear half
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18 grams
- Sodium: 210 milligrams
- Fat: 14 grams
- Saturated Fat: 6 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 22 grams
- Fiber: 3 grams
- Protein: 5 grams
- Cholesterol: 10 milligrams
