You will need for 4 pears:

4 large pears – firm but ripe

Filling:

6 pieces of crystallised ginger
1 tablespoon of Honey
1 tablespoon of rolled oats
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of sultanas or raisins
touch of lemon zest
1 cup of liquid ~ water, diluted orange juice, wine or any combination

Pre heat oven to 180 c or 160° c for a fan oven.

Wash the pears ~ core them ~ score a line through the skin into the flesh right round them about one third from the top.

If the pears are particularly hard you can microwave them for about 3 minutes to start the cooking process.

Stand the pears upright in an oven proof dish ~ trim the bottoms if you need to make them stand straight.

Mix all the filling ingredients together and pack tightly into the pear ~ piling any left over on the top.

To Cook:

Pour the liquid round the base of the pears and place in oven ~ depending on size and density may take from 30 to 45 minutes to ensure the pears are cooked through.

Serve warm with cream or ice cream.