Cherry-Crowned Almond Pear Gems

Name: Cherry-Crowned Almond Pear Gems
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 sugar; 1/4 cup butter melted; 1 large eggs; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 3/4 cup flour; 15 1/4 ounces Bartlett pears in heavy syrup well drained, finely chopped and patted dry*; 1/3 cup almonds sliced; sugar; 6 ounces cocktail cherries well drained and patted dry, or 24; almonds sliced, for garnish, optional

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10Ingredients

70Calories

40Minutes

Ingredients

servings:

3/4 sugar
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 large eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup flour
15 1/4 ounces Bartlett pears in heavy syrup (well drained, finely chopped and patted dry*)
1/3 cup almonds (sliced)
sugar
6 ounces cocktail cherries (well drained and patted dry, or 24)
almonds (sliced, for garnish, optional)

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Directions

1In mixing bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar, butter, egg and almond extract. Stir in flour until well-combined. Fold pears and 1/3 cup almonds into batter. Spoon about 1 tablespoon batter into each of 24 paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Sprinkle with sugar. Place a maraschino cherry on top of each. Bake at 375 degree F for 25 to 27 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Garnish with a sliced almond, if desired.
2Makes 24 servings.
3*Use paper towels to pat excess moisture from pears and cherries.

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