Name: Spiced Cranberry-Pear Sundaes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 large Bartlett pears, quartered, cored and thinly sliced; 2 cups fresh or thawed, frozen cranberries; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1 tablespoon orange juice; 2 pints vanilla ice cream; Crumbled gingersnaps for garnish

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Photo by Gieves Anderson, food styling by Anna Hampton

This autumnal dessert is prepped in advance and then completed at the tablea delicious time saver!

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