It’s peak pear season in Ukrop’s produce department. These juicy, fresh fruits are delicious when eaten alone as a snack, but they can also be used in all sorts of recipes. Mix them with sugar, butter and cloves, then serve them over ice cream for a unique dessert.

Caramelized Pears Over Ice Cream
Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes

4 Tbsps. unsalted butter
½ cup brown sugar
4 pears, cored and cut into large dice (about 4 cups)
¼ tsp. ground cloves
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Melt butter in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Once butter foams, sprinkle sugar on top and cook until bubbling and dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add pears and cook, stirring rarely, until mixture is caramelized and pears just start to release juice. Gently fold in cloves. Place 1 scoop of ice cream in each of 4 bowls. Spoon pears over ice cream.