Ingredients
4 pears, peeled and halved
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
1/4 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1 Tablespoon plus 1/2 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
pinch ground gloves
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup dark rum or apple juice
4 whole cloves
Honey Tips
How Honey is Made
To make honey, bees drop the collected nectar into the honeycomb and then evaporate it by fanning their wings.
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°. Remove core of each pear half with a melon ball cutter making a well in the center. Soak pears in a large bowl of cold water with the juice of ½ lemon while preparing the filling. In a small bowl, combine the dried cherries, pecans, 1 Tablespoon honey, ground cloves and cinnamon. Dry the pears with paper towels and arrange them cut-side up in a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Spoon filling mixture into the well of each pear half. Combine the remaining ½ cup honey, rum or apple juice, the juice of 1 lemon and the whole cloves. Pour this mixture around pears. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven, basting every 15 minutes with pan juices for 30-40 minutes, or until pears are tender.
