Flaming Pears Melba

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 (15 ounce) cans pear halves, drained, reserving syrup
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup water, cold
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed
• 1/4 cup brandy

Recipe

• 1 place 12 pear halves, cut side down on paper towels.
• 2 for the filling, combine cream cheese, sugar & enough reserved pear syrup to make a spreadable filling.
• 3 add walnuts, & stir to mix well.
• 4 spread 1 tablespoon of filling onto the flat surface of each pear.
• 5 press together each set of two halves to make 6 'whole' pears.
• 6 for the sauce, in saucepan, blend cold water & cornstarch, then add thawed raspberries.
• 7 cook & stir until thick.
• 8 run cooked raspberries through a fine sieve to remove seeds. keep warm.
• 9 when ready to serve, preheat 1/4 cup brandy.
• 10 pour brandy on top of warm raspberry sauce, then ignite with long match.
• 11 immediately, & with a long-handled dipper, spoon flaming sauce over pears, & serve.