Salted Caramel Pears

Name: Salted Caramel Pears
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 c. sugar; 1/3 c. heavy cream; 1 tbsp. butter; 6 pears; Flake sea salt or coarse sugar, for serving

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Nov 2, 2015

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Mike Garten

Yields:

Total Time:

20 mins

This elegant take on caramel apples looks excellent on the Thanksgiving table.

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp. butter
6 pears
Flake sea salt or coarse sugar, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1In small saucepan, heat sugar on medium, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high; cook until caramel turns amber (this will happen quickly). Remove from heat; carefully stir in heavy cream until smooth. Stir in butter. Dip pears, one at a time, into caramel. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt (or coarse sugar) and place on parchment to set.

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