Vanilla Roasted Pears

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1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

2. Peel, halve and core the pears, leaving the stalks on. Arrange them in a shallow ovenproof dish.

3. Split the vanilla pod and toss around in the sugar. Scatter 85g/3oz of the sugar over the pears. Add the orange zest, juice and vanilla pod. Scatter over the butter.

4. Bake the pears in the oven for 20-25 minutes until just soft.

5. Remove the pears from the oven, sprinkle with the remaining sugar and grill until lightly browned and slightly crisp.

• 6 small ripe dessert pears
• 1 vanilla pod
• 115g granulated sugar
• 2 large orange, zest and juice
• 55g unsalted butter, diced