Caramel Pears

• 6 pounds underripe medium-sized pears
• 2/3 cup light raisins
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup water
• 6 cups sugar

1. Preheat oven to 275.
2. Peel and core pears and fill the cavities with raisins.
3. Mix honey with water and pour into a baking dish just large enough to accomodate the pears in a single layer.
4. Pour in half the sugar in an even layer, arrange pears on the sugar and cover with remaining sugar.
5. Bake for 3 hours, turning the fruit occasionally, until the pears and syrup are caramel colored.
6. Ladle into hot, sterilized preserving jars, cover and seal.

pears, light raisins, honey, water, sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/caramel-pears-102089 (may not work)