Baked Pears with Ginger and Pecans

Name: Baked Pears with Ginger and Pecans
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 pears, firm but ripe, halved and cored; 40g pecans, roughly chopped; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 30g butter, melted; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 100ml water; 200g Greek yoghurt, full fat

Soft, spiced baked pears with a crunchy pecan and ginger filling, served warm with a spoonful of thick yoghurt.

Time50 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.15 a head
Oven190°C (170°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4pearsfirm but ripe, halved and cored
40 gpecansroughly chopped
2 tspground cinnamon
1 tspground ginger
1 tspvanilla extract
30 gbuttermelted
1 tbsplemon juice
100 mlwater
200 gGreek yoghurtfull fat

Method

1
Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Cut a thin slice off the back of each pear half so it sits flat. Arrange them cut side up in a baking dish.
2
Mix the pecans, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla and melted butter in a small bowl.
3
Brush the pears with the lemon juice. Spoon the pecan mixture into the hollows. Pour the water around the pears.
4
Cover loosely with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
20 min
5
Remove the foil and bake for 15 to 20 minutes more, until a knife slides in easily and the nuts smell toasted.
18 min
6
Serve warm, spooning the buttery juices over, with the Greek yoghurt.

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