Almond Filled Candied Ginger Pears Recipe Video

1. Heat a dry skillet over medium heat and toast almonds in it for 3-5 minutes until fragrant and golden brown; stir constantly.
2. Transfer to a small bowl or plate to cool.
3. When cool, buzz the almonds in a grinder, food processor or blender until very finely ground.
4. In a small saucepan, heat the rice syrup.
5. Stir in the ground almonds cook over medium low heat until the mixture thickens; keep aside.
6. In a deep skillet, arrange the pears with the cut sides up.
7. Pour the pear or apple juice to the pan along with the ginger juice and salt.
8. Cover the pan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 7-10 minutes until the pear halves are soft.
9. Spoon the pears on a serving platter and reserving the cooking liquid.
10. Into the reserved cooking liquid, stir in the lemon juice and zest.
11. Stuff each pear with some of the ground almond mixture.
12. Pour the sauce over the pears and serve.
13. For extra sweetness and color, drizzle each pear with 1 teaspoon of maple syrup.