Ingredients

12 ounces (3 sticks) butter
1 large yellow onion (diced)
6 each very ripe pears (diced)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Juice of one lemon
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
6 cups water
1 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) cream cheese (softened)
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup blue cheese crumbles, plus more for garnish if desired

Directions

Melt butter on high heat until it starts to brown. Add onion and brown sugar; cook 10 minutes. Add pears and cook another 5 minutes. Add water, cinnamon, nutmeg, white pepper and lemon juice; simmer on medium-high heat 10 minutes. Remove from heat; add cream cheese. Puree with a hand-held immersion blender or regular blender until smooth. Return to low heat and stir in the heavy cream and the blue cheese crumbles. Serve immediately. Garnish with more blue cheese crumbles. Serves about 10-15.