Baked Pears with Honey & Ginger

by Lisa Witzke Serves 4

4 perfectly ripe, firm Bartlett pears (peel, cored and cut in half)
½ cup sucanat
2 t ground ginger
4 T local honey
1 T fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 t grated lemon peel
5 T butter or butter substitute such as Earth Balance

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In cast iron skillet place ½ T butter, melt. Arrange pears cut side down in skillet. Sprinkle pears with ¼ cup sucanat & 1t ginger. Mix honey, lemon juice and peel in a bowl pour over pears and dot with 2 T butter.
Place skillet in oven. Bake 15 minutes, basting occasionally. Turn pears over and bake additional 5 minutes.
Arrange two pear halves on a plate.
Place skillet with syrup from baked pears on stove. Add ¼ sucanat, 1 t ginger, 2 ½ T butter whisk until butter is melted and syrup is a bit thick.
Spoon over pears.
Garnish with sprig of mint.
And for utter decadence a scoop of Purely Decadent coconut milk Coconut frozen dessert!
Yummy!