Baked Pears with Goat Cheese

Baked pears with goat cheese, walnuts, honey, and cinnamon. An easy, elegant vegetarian and gluten-free dessert recipe.

📝 Ingredients

• For Baked Pears Goat Cheese Recipe
• 4 ripe pears
• Olive oil, for drizzling
• Honey, for drizzling
• Ground cinnamon, for sprinkling
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving
• For the Filling
• 100 g Belgian soft goat cheese roll
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons honey
• Ground black pepper, to taste
• For Serving
• Vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt
• NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- How to Make Baked Pears Goat Cheese Recipe ---
2. 2Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Cut the pears in half lengthwise.
3. 3Slice a thin piece off the back of each pear half so they sit flat and steady.
4. 4Scoop out the cores to create a cavity.
5. 5Chop the walnuts finely so they blend evenly with the cheese.
6. 6In a bowl, combine goat cheese, chopped walnuts, ground cinnamon, honey, and a pinch of ground black pepper.
7. 7Mix until smooth.
8. 8Place the pear halves cut side up on a parchment-lined baking tray.
9. 9Fill each pear cavity generously with the prepared filling.
10. 10Drizzle with honey and olive oil. Sprinkle lightly with ground cinnamon.
11. 11Bake for 22–25 minutes, or until pears are tender and lightly caramelized.
12. 12Once baked, remove them from the oven and let them cool for 1–2 minutes.
13. 13Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
14. 14NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
15. 15--- ENJOY THIS RECIPE ---
16. 16ENJOY THIS RECIPE.