Christmas Cinnamon Pears

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 (16 ounce) cans pear halves in juice
• 1 (2.25 ounce) package cinnamon red hot candies
• 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
• 6 leaves butterhead lettuce

Recipe

Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 20 mins


• drain the liquid from the cans of pears into a saucepan. add red hot candies to the juice. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the candy has dissolved. stir in the food coloring, remove from heat, and allow to cool.
• place the pear halves in a deep bowl. pour the liquid over the pears, cover, and refrigerate overnight. you may want to stir a couple of times to evenly distribute the color. serve pear halves cold on top of a leaf of lettuce.