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White and blue baking dish with baked pears filled with blue cheese Gorgonzola, nuts and honey

Pears and Gorgonzola Recipe

Flossie
Pears and gorgonzola make the most easy to put together appetizer that is also classy! Your elegant dinner party solved with sweet soft unctuos pears and sharp melty cheese, topped with crunchy toasty pecans and drenched in warm spicy honey! Absolute pear-fection 😉!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine International, Italian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 knife
  • 1 ice cream scoop or teaspoon to scoop the pear core out
  • 1 baking dish or baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  • 1 medium bowl to blend the honey and spices in
  • 1 spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ripe pears
  • 100 g gorgonzola cheese
  • 50 g pecan nuts chopped
  • 3 tablespoons honey runny
  • ½ teaspoon cracked pink peppercorns or freshly cracked black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt flakes optional
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary finely chopped, optional
  • 1 teaspoon thyme leaves picked

Instructions
 

Prep the Pears:

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Wash, dry and cut the pears in half, using an ice cream scoop or a teaspoon to remove the core. Place them cut side up on a baking dish or baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Fill the Pears:

  • Fill each half with a generous chunk of gorgonzola cheese and a teaspoon or so of chopped pecan nuts.

Make the Hot Honey:

  • In a medium bowl, add the honey and spices and mix. Spoon some of the honey blend in the cavity of the pears and drizzle a little all over the pears, cheese and nuts if you want. Scatter thyme (leaves picked) and finely chopped rosemary.

Bake and Serve:

  • Bake in the middle shelf of the hot oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the nuts look toasted. The pears should be fork tender, but not falling apart. Serve two halves of the baked pears with gorgonzola per person, add more thyme and rosemary and drizzle more hot honey on top.

Notes

Choose ripe pears, you want a little juice oozing out of them as they bake, but not too overripe.
Depending on your oven, you might want to adjust the baking time, just keep a close eye on them.
Both the rind and the soft center of the cheese should be used, you will get some beautiful textures after baking, a little liquid or gooey.
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