Roasted Pears with Whipped Goat Cheese and Maple Pine Nut Brittle

Baked with a cinnamon stick, topped with a pillow of whipped goat cheese, and crowned with a shimmering maple syrup pine nut brittle, this dessert walks that delicate line between rustic and sophisticated. Here, the pears are their own bowls, allowing you to eat them by hand straight from the refrigerator, or, if you feel like being dainty, in a shallow (real) bowl with a spoon.