If you want to please your family and friends with an elegant and delicious dessert that doesn't take a lot of skill or effort, look no further than caramel pears with rosemary honey and walnuts. The pears are poached in a sweet and tangy caramel sauce made with rosemary honey, and then topped with crunchy walnuts and creamy vanilla ice cream. The combination of flavors is simply irresistible, and the presentation is sure to impress. So gather your ingredients and follow the easy steps in this recipe to create a dessert that will delight your taste buds and make you the star of the show.
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CARAMEL PEARS WITH ROSEMARY, HONEY AND WALNUTS
This beautiful, aromatic autumn dessert can be prepared several hours in advance, then re-warmed to serve. Feel free to use any variety of pear, and serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories easy, dessert
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Choose a baking dish or roasting pan large enough to hold pears in one layer, or use 2 pans. Scatter star anise, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds and cloves on bottom of dish.
- Put pears in a large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, raisins, rum and lemon juice. Coat pears evenly with mixture. Transfer to baking dish, cut-side down, in one layer. Dot with butter.
- Bake, uncovered, until pears are soft and well caramelized, about 45 minutes. Remove pears from oven, and let them sit at room temperature. Shortly before serving, drizzle the pears with honey, and sprinkle them with rosemary leaves and chopped walnuts. Bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm with plenty of sauce from the baking pan.
ROASTED PEARS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
This golden, glossy delight could not be easier to make. All major varieties of pears - Bartlett, Bosc, red, Anjou - work equally well. However, Bosc roasts up slightly firmer than the others.
Provided by USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson
Categories Desserts
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Place butter in a baking pan large enough to hold the pears in a single layer: set in the heating oven until it melts.
- Sprinkle sugar over melted butter, then place pears, cut side down, on top. Bake until tender, about 30 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, turn pears over and baste with pan sauce. Return to oven; bake until golden and glossy, about 10 minutes longer.
- Let cool slightly. Transfer pears to dessert plates or bowls. Top each with dollop of sour cream, drizzle with caramel pan sauce, sprinkle with nuts and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.2 calories, Carbohydrate 82.9 g, Cholesterol 43.2 mg, Fat 21.3 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 146.8 mg, Sugar 70.3 g
PEARS IN HONEY AND PINE NUT CARAMEL WITH ARTISANAL CHEESE
Provided by Deborah Madison
Categories Cheese Dessert Quick & Easy High Fiber Pear Pine Nut Winter Honey Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook unsalted butter in large nonstick skillet over mediumhigh heat until beginning to brown. Add pear halves, cut side down, to skillet. Drizzle honey over pears and swirl pan slightly to blend butter and honey. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until pears are tender when pierced with paring knife, swirling skillet occasionally and adding a few tablespoons water to skillet if caramel sauce turns deep amber before pears are tender, about 12 minutes.
- Transfer pears, cut side up, to serving platter. Top pears with cheese. Return skillet with caramel sauce to medium-high heat; add pine nuts to skillet and sprinkle lightly with sea salt. Cook until sauce in skillet is brown and bubbling, about 2 minutes. Spoon sauce over pears and serve.
- WHAT TO DRINK:
- Finish this meal on a sweet note with a late-harvest dessert wine. The honeyed pear and quince flavors of the 2006 "Le Vol des Anges" ($30) from California's Bonny Doon Vineyard are perfect with this dessert. Plus, the Roussanne grapes the wine is made from are produced using biodynamic practices.
Tips:
- To select the best pears for this dish, choose firm, ripe pears that are free of blemishes and bruises.
- Use a good quality honey for the best flavor. Wildflower honey or orange blossom honey are both good choices.
- If you don't have fresh rosemary, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of dried rosemary.
- To toast the walnuts, spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 5-7 minutes, or until they are fragrant and golden brown.
- For a more intense caramel flavor, cook the pears in the caramel sauce for a longer period of time.
- Serve the pears warm or at room temperature. They can be enjoyed on their own, or served with ice cream, yogurt, or whipped cream.
Conclusion:
Caramel Pears with Rosemary, Honey, and Walnuts is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The pears are cooked in a rich caramel sauce that is infused with rosemary and honey, and then topped with toasted walnuts. This dish is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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