Ingredients:
Serves 6, 1/2 pear per serving
3 medium pears, ripe but firm, halved and cored
1/2 tsp salted butter, melted
1 C unsweetened, frozen, raspberries
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp semisweet chocolate chips, chopped, or mini chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Arrange pears, cut side-up, in a shallow baking dish. Brush with melted butter.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until tender.
In a small saucepan, place raspberries and sugar. Mash berries with a wooden spoon.
Bring to a simmer, over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 2 minutes, or until raspberries are very soft.
Remove from heat. Strain sauce through a sieve, pressing on mixture to extract as much liquid as possible. Set aside.
Fill each pear cavity with 1/2 tsp chocolate chips. Return to oven for 5 minutes.
Remove pears from oven and let stand 1 minute.
Drizzle with raspberry sauce and serve.
