Best 5 Ginger Yogurt Parfait With Cinnamon Pears Recipes

PEAR-GINGER PARFAIT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine pears, lemon juice, cinnamon stick, cloves, ginger, and apple juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 4 minutes until pears are crisp-tender. Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• Remove cinnamon stick and cloves before assembling the parfait.
• In a large bowl, whip cream to soft peaks. In a separate bowl, mix mascarpone with vanilla and maple syrup and fold into cream.
• Divide half the pears between 4 glasses and top with half the mascarpone mixture. Repeat layers with remaining pears and cream, and garnish with candied ginger and ginger cookies.

APRICOT GINGER PEAR PARFAITS

Steps:

• Peel 4 pears (2 pounds) and coarsely chop (including cores), then transfer to a 3- to 4-quart saucepan. Add apricots, ginger, water, 2 tablespoons sugar, zest, cinnamon stick, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice and simmer, covered, until pears are very tender, about 20 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick and force mixture through food mill into a bowl. If desired, stir in up to 1 tablespoon additional sugar and cool sauce.
• While sauce is cooling, peel, core, and finely dice (1/3 inch) remaining 2 pears (1 pound), then toss with remaining tablespoon lemon juice in a bowl.
• Spoon 1/4 cup sauce into each of 6 (8-ounce) glasses and top each serving with 2 tablespoons diced pear. Then spread 2 tablespoons yogurt in each glass and top with 2 more tablespoons diced pear and 1/4 cup sauce.

CINNAMON PEAR FROZEN YOGURT

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving 1/2 cup of juice. Puree pears in food processor or blender.
• Combine pears, reserved juice, yogurt, sugar, cinnamon and allspice in canister of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturers' directions.

GINGER YOGURT PARFAIT WITH CINNAMON PEARS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mix together the yogurt, ginger root, and maple syrup. In another bowl mix together the pears, cinnamon, sugar and lemon juice immediately.) Pour 1/2 cup of yogurt into each cup or bowl and top with 1/2 cup pear mixture. If desired, sprinkle each serving with optional toppings (granola, flaxseed, chopped nuts, etc.)

PEAR PARFAITS

Steps:

• Combine yogurt and sugar. Place three to four pear slices in each of four parfait glasses; top each with 2 tablespoons cracker crumbs and 3 tablespoons yogurt mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Refrigerate until serving.