Pre mix vanilla yogurt with a drizzle of honey and refrigerate.
Slice pears in half, remove core and stem.
Line the bottom of a glass baking dish with a thin layer of brown sugar, utilizing all of the brown sugar. Lay pears on top of the brown sugar, cut side down. Dot the pears with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until fruit is tender. Spoon hot brown sugar, orange juice, and butter sauce over pear, purposely let some sauce lap over the side of the pear.