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One of the best ways to end the night is sipping on your go-to floral cocktail while eating your favorite dessert. Even though we love a good milk and cookies recipe, a digestif helps elevate the overall sweetness from that perfect final course. What if we told you, you can combine the best of both worlds into a healthy(ish) dessert? It looks hard, but it’s actually ridiculously easy. While this pear recipe calls for the typical ingredients of walnuts, cinnamon, honey and vanilla, we decided to add a little extra something special: rum! Grab your favorite bottle and preheat that oven, because your night just got even more awesome.
Ingredients:
— 2 pears
— 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
— 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
— 1/4 cup crushed pecans
— 1 1/2 teaspoon honey
— 2 teaspoon rum
—1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cut the pears down the middle.
3. Using a small ice cream scoop or melon baller, scoop out the seeds and place on a greased baking sheet.
4. Place a handful of pecans in between plastic wrap and crush them with a mallet or heavier object.
5. In a bowl, mix rum, vanilla and 1 teaspoon of honey together until combined.
6. Sprinkle nutmeg, pecans and cinnamon onto the pears.
7. Drip the rum mixture over the pears.
8. Drizzle the remainder of honey on top.
9. Bake them in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden in color and soft.
Cut the pears down the middle.
Using a small ice cream scoop or melon baller, scoop out the seeds and place on a greased baking sheet
Place a handful of pecans in between plastic wrap and crush them with a mallet or heavier object.
In a bowl, mix rum, vanilla and 1 teaspoon of honey together until combined.
Sprinkle nutmeg, pecans and cinnamon onto the pears. Drip the rum mixture over the pears. Drizzle the remainder of honey on top.
Bake them in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden in color and soft. Are you drooling yet?
What healthy, sweet snacks are you going to make this season? Share your pics with us on Instagram using the hashtag #iamcreative!
Raven is a Florida native who recently moved to New York City to pursue her dreams. You will always find her taking an unhealthy amount of photos for her Instagram, obsessively tracking the latest coffee shops and restaurants, and watching movies with her boyfriend.
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B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
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B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
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B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
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