Sweet Potato Pear Bake

Sweet Potato Pear Bake
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6 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.
Ingredients
•1 can (15-1/4 ounces) pear halves
•3 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes
•4 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
•3 tablespoons brown sugar
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
•2 tablespoons honey
•1 tablespoon grated orange peel
•6 tablespoons whole-berry cranberry sauce
Directions
•Drain pears, reserving 2 tablespoons juice (discard remaining juice
•or save for another use). In a bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, 3
•tablespoons butter, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg and reserved pear
•juice. beat until combined. Spoon into a greased shallow 1-1/2-qt.
•baking dish. Arrange pear halves onto top, cut side up.
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•In a small saucepan, combine the honey, orange peel and remaining
•butter. Cook until heated through. Drizzle half over pears. Bake,
•uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Drizzle with the remaining
•honey mixture. bake 15 minutes longer. Fill pear halves with
•cranberry sauce. Yield: 6 servings.