Pears Baked in Grappa

• 4 pears
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons grappa (Italian brandy)
• 2 tablespoons grated semi-sweet chocolate

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Peel, quarter and core the pears.
3. Place them in a buttered baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and grappa.
4. Bake for 45 minutes, or until tender, depending on the ripeness of the pears.
5. Sprinkle with chocolate and serve with creme fraiche.

unsalted butter, sugar, grappa, semisweet chocolate

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10626 (may not work)