Oven Pear Pancake

Oven Pear PancakeDavid Prince
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Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 15m | Total Time: 40m

Ingredients

  • pears
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400º F.
  2. Lightly coat a 9-inch pie plate with vegetable cooking spray. Peel, core, and cut into eighths and arrange them in the pie plate.
  3. Combine 1/2 cup minus 2 tablespoons sugar, flour, eggs, whole milk, vanilla, unsalted butter, and a pinch of salt in a blender. Pulse until smooth, about 30 seconds.
  4. Pour over the pears. Place in the oven and bake until springy to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Heat broiler. Sprinkle the pancake with ground cinnamon and the 2 tablespoons sugar. Broil until browned, about 1 minute. Serve warm.
By Jane Kirby and Leslie Pendleton,  April 2004

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 297Calories From Fat 26%
  • Fat  9g
  • Sat Fat  4g
  • Cholesterol  172mg
  • Sodium  113mg
  • Protein  8g
  • Carbohydrate  47g
  • Fiber  3g
  • Iron  1mg
  • Calcium  102mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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