We had an awesome dinner tonight that was too delicious to keep to ourselves. The pork tenderloin and carrots were good but pretty unremarkable. What made the dinner blog-worthy was the Roasted Pear & Apple Sauce (see recipe below). You will never want to serve plain applesauce again after having this. Also it makes your house smell amazing.
For dessert we had some leftover Brownie Pudding (from Barefoot Contessa's Back to Basics cookbook). I made this last weekend and it seems to only get better with time. It is one of my favorite chocolate desserts and it is super easy. Trust me, your life will be better after trying it, really.
We have happy tummies in our house tonight:)
Roasted Pear & Apple Sauce from how easy is that? by the Barefoot Contessa
Zest and juice of 2 large navel oranges
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
3 lbs sweet red apples (approximately 8 apples)
3 lbs ripe Bosc pears (approximately 7 pears)
1/2 c. light brown sugar, lightly packed
2 Tbs unsalted butter
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place the zest and juice of the oranges and lemon in a nonreactive Dutch oven. Peel, quarter, and core the apples and pears and toss them in the juice. Add the brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon and cover the pot. Bake for 1.25-1.5 hours, until the apples and pears are tender. Mix with a whisk until the sauce is smooth but still a little chunky. Depending on the ripeness of the fruit, the apples will likely fall apart and the pears will break up but stay chunky. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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