3 pear cherry betty Recipes

pear half, maraschino cherries, yellow cling peaches or 1 (1 lb) can apricot halves, pineapple chunks, kerry irish gold unsalted butter, melted, dark brown sugar , packed, curry powder, sour cream , if desired (optional)

dried tart cherry, pear brandy, white bread , with crust torn into pieces (about 6 cups), sliced almonds, unsalted butter, melted, water, honey, golden brown sugar, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon peel, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg or 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, fine sea salt, firm but ripe pears, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1-inch cubes (such as bosc or bartlett), vanilla ice cream