Sautéed Brown Sugar Pears

Ingredients

• 2  anjou pears peeled cut into eighths
• 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch 
• 4 servings gingersnaps 
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 4 servings whipped cream 

Equipment

• frying pan
• whisk

Directions

1. Sprinkle lemon juice over pears. Melt sugar and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until melted and smooth. Reduce heat to low; add pears, and cook, stirring often, 6 to 8 minutes or until pears are tender.
2. Whisk together cornstarch and 1 tsp. water. Stir into pear mixture, and cook 1 minute or until thickened.
3. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract.
4. Serve with vanilla ice cream and gingersnaps.