Red Hot Cinnamon Pear Sundaes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup red cinnamon candies
• 1 (15 ounce) can pear halves (well-drained & sliced)
• 1 1/2 pints vanilla ice cream
• red-hot candies (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a med saucepan, combine sugar, water & candies. bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. reduce heat to med & boil mixture for 10 min, stirring occ.
• 2 remove from heat & cool at least 20 min b4 using (or cool, cover & refrigerate to store).
• 3 to assemble sundaes: scoop ice cream into 6 dessert dishes & spoon sliced pears over ea sundae. spoon cinnamon sauce over ice cream & sprinkle w/more cinnamon candies. serve immediately & store any leftover sauce in refrigerator.
• 4 note: w/the combined sweetness of the canned pears, cinnamon candies & ice cream used for the sundaes -- i would be inclined to reduce the sugar amt in the sauce to 1/2 cup.