For a serious taste treat, try using candied almonds on top of this dessert! When preparing this dish for entertaining, top each serving with a dollop of low-fat whipped topping and a sprinkling of crushed, candied almonds. site map	Jamaican Rum Pears Ingredients (4 servings - 7g fat per serving) 4 medium pears (peeled, cored, halved) 1 cup corn syrup 1/3 cup dark Jamaican rum 1 tbsp butter 4 tbsp almonds (toasted, slivered) 1 doz cherries (with stems) Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare pears by peeling, coring, and cutting in half. Place pears in glass dish. Cover pears with water and a dash of lemon juice to keep them from turning dark. In a large skillet, combine corn syrup and rum. Bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Add butter. Add pears and reduce heat. Simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes while carefully turning them and basting with syrup. Remove from heat. Arrange pears, cut side up, in casserole or other glass baking dish. Sprinkle with syrup and almonds. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from baking dish and place two pears each into individual dessert dishes. Garnish with cherries. powered by FreeFind	Sign up for our periodic newsletter to get the latest tips, tricks, hints, help, recipes, site updates, and much more.
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