Baked Pears with Ice cream

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup apple juice 
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 4  juice of lemon 
• 2  pears firm
• 4 small scoops whipped cream for serving
• 0.5 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• toothpicks
• aluminum foil
• peeler
• melon baller

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Peel the pears with a vegetable peeler.
3. Cut them in halflengthwise, leaving the stems on two of the halves if possible,and remove cores with a small melon baller.
4. Place in an 8x8-inchbaking pan, cut-side down.
5. Combine the lemon juice, apple juice, water, and brown sugar;pour over the pears. Set the pan over medium heat and bring thejuices to a boil. Cover the pan with aluminum foil.
6. Bake for 40minutes (basting after 15 minutes), or until the pears are tenderwhen tested with a toothpick.
7. Chill the pears overnight in the refrigerator, covered with thecooking syrup.
8. Serve in four small dessert bowls to fit, cored-sideup, with a small scoop of ice cream in the center of each. Spoon alittle of the syrup into each bowl.