Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Place butter in a baking pan large enough to hold the pears in a single layer.
  3. Set baking pan with butter in the heating oven until the butter melts.
  4. Sprinkle sugar over melted butter.
  5. Place pears, cut side down, on top.
  6. Bake until tender, about 30 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven.
  8. Turn over pears and baste with pan sauce.
  9. Return to oven.
  10. Bake until golden and glossy, about 10 minutes.
  11. Let cool slightly.
  12. Transfer pears to dessert plates or bowls.
  13. Top each with a dollop of sour cream, drizzle with caramel pan sauce, sprinkle with nuts.
  14. Serve and enjoy!