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Boozy Stovetop Pears With Yogurt

By Claire Saffitz

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Amaretto is great if you have it, but, if not, substitute with any other brown liquor and it will work out just fine.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

¼

cup light brown sugar

Pinch of kosher salt

7

tablespoons unsalted butter, divided

2

large pears, peeled, halved, cored

2

tablespoons amaretto liqueur

1

tablespoon pear or other brandy

Plain yogurt and crushed amaretti cookies (for serving)

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir brown sugar, salt, 6 Tbsp. butter, and 2 Tbsp. water in a medium skillet over medium heat until smooth. Bring to a boil; add pears, cut side down, and cook, swirling often, until browned, 5–7 minutes. Turn pears and remove skillet from heat (leave flame on). Add amaretto and brandy; tilt skillet toward flame to ignite. Cook, shaking skillet, until flames extinguish, then stir in remaining 1 Tbsp. butter and 2 Tbsp. water until caramel is smooth.

    Step 2

    Spoon yogurt onto a platter and give it a swoosh to spread it out. Spoon pears and caramel over and serve topped with crushed cookies.

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