Wonton Honey Baked Asian Pear Recipe

Close up of one pastry-wrapped Asian pear half, surrounded by maple leaves.

Honey Baked Asian Pears are a fall dessert knockout! Large, juicy and sweet, the Asian pears are cooked with honey and cinnamon inside a crispy, buttery wonton wrapper. They're lovely for the holidays!

Prep Time20

Cook Time45

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fresh fruit desserts, fall desserts with pears, desserts for Thanksgiving

Servings:

Calories: 217kcal

Author: Valentina K. Wein

Equipment

Ingredients

2 Asian pears
4 (6 x 6) wonton wrappers
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon honey, divided
1½ tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup mascarpone

Instructions

Set oven and prep pan. Preheat the oven to 375°F, and cover a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Prep the pears. Cut about ½ inch off the top and bottom of each pear, to create two flat surfaces. Peel the pears, cut them in half horizontally, and remove the seeds with a melon baller.
Assemble. Place the 4 wonton wrappers on the parchment-lined sheet pan, and place a pear half on top of each one, round side down. Sprinkle each half with a pinch of cinnamon and then drizzle each one with about 1 tablespoon of the honey. Fold each corner of the wrapper over the top of each pear half, using the honey as "glue." They should be completely sealed.
Bake. Use a pastry brush to coat the wrapped pears with the melted butter, and then bake in the preheated 375°F oven until the wrappers are golden and the pears are tender, about 45 minutes. (If any portion of the wonton wrappers seems like it's becoming too dark before the pears are done baking, lay a piece of foil on top, without sealing it to the pan.)
Make mascarpone mixture. While the pears are baking, mix the remaining cinnamon and remaining honey with the mascarpone. Stir until it's a smooth mixture.
Serve. Use a flat-bottomed spatula to gently remove each pear from the baking sheet, drizzle with a bit more honey, and serve immediately with the mascarpone mixture.

Notes

Wrapper size: Use 6-inch square wrappers. Standard 3½-inch wonton wrappers are too small to fold over the pears, but egg roll wrappers work in a pinch.

Keep wrappers covered: Leave them in their package until you're ready to assemble so they don't dry out and crack.

Prevent browning: If the peeled pears will sit for more than a few minutes, drizzle them with lemon juice.

Variations: Apples work well too, as do Anjou, Bartlett, Comice, or Bosc pears. Baking times will vary.

Best fresh: These are best warm from the oven, while the wrappers are crisp.

Nutritional information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an estimate.

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