Baked pears with honey and orange

Baked pears infused with the flavours of warm honey and floral orange is a treat for a cold winter's night. Angela Nicolettou has the perfect recipe.

Baked pears Source: supplied (by Angela Nicolettou)

Baked pears

Ingredients

6 pears

2 tbs honey

1 tsp vanilla paste

Juice of 1 orange

40g unsalted butter, diced

¼ cup walnuts, toasted

Double cream to serve

 Method

Heat oven to 180C.  Toast walnuts in the oven (about 10 mins).

Cut pears in half and core. Mix the honey, vanilla paste and orange juice in a small bowl.

Place pears in a baking dish and pour honey mixture on top. Mix well to coat the pears. Bake until soft (about 20 mins).

Serve with double cream, a drizzle some of the baking juices and toasted walnuts.