Roasted Pears, Coconut Butterscotch Sauce, Toasted Coconut, Melted Chocolate

[Bill/SFNM]

Peak of the pear season. This is the second one. The first one I tried to make pretty, laying out the pears in an overlapping pattern, etc. Total disaster. Took too long; sauce started soaking through the crust. For this one, I quickly spread out the toppings so they were more or less evenly distributed. Not pretty, but ......

[dellavecchia]

I am definitely stealing this one for a party on Sunday. My God that is incredible.

John

[Bill/SFNM]

John,

It really was incredible. Steal away. That's what I did. My pie is a very rough adaptation of this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/dining/roasted-pears-with-coconut-butterscotch-sauce-recipe.html

And here is one of my secret ingredients for the final touch:

http://www.amazon.com/Nestle-Abuelita-Syrup-Chocolate-16-Ounce/dp/B0047Z2R4G

BTW, I added the toasted coconut and chocolate syrup after baking.

Let me know how yours comes out.

[pizzablogger]

That's just a work of art!