Guillaume Brahimi – Roasted Pears With Salted Caramel Sauce

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 pears (peeled and cut in half) 150 gm caster sugar 70 gm butter 50 ml cream 1 vanilla bean (split and scrape) 5 gm sea salt 20 gm walnuts (roasted and roughly chopped) Vanilla ice cream METHOD 1 Remove the seeds from the centre of the pear using a melon baller.…

ByGuillaume Brahimi06/02/20250Comments

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Deborah Hutton’s Baked Pears With Chocolate Sauce

prep + cook time 1 hour serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 ripe medium beurre bosc pears (1kg), peeled, halved lengthways ¼ cup (90g) golden syrup or honey 25g butter, chopped 50g dark chocolate, chopped ½ cup (125ml) cream 4 scoops vanilla ice-cream METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Line an ovenproof dish, large enough to fit pears in a single layer, with baking paper. 2…

ByThe Carousel18/01/20160Comments

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Whole Poached Pears In Spiced Caramelised Creme Sauce

Luscious and sweetly spiced, delicious served with a sponge biscuit for dunking into that luscious spiced cream sauce. Serves 8 INGREDIENTS 500ml thickened cream ½ cup (125ml) water 2 tbs brown sugar 2 star anise 1 cinnamon stick, roughly broken 6 whole cardamom pods, bruised (see Note) 2 strips orange rind 8 whole large firm Beurre Bosc pears (unpeeled) sponge finger or biscotti to serve METHOD 1…

ByThe Carousel30/06/20150Comments

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Delicious Upside Down Pear Pudding With Vanilla Custard

Serves 8 INGREDIENTS 3 Beurré Bosc pears, peeled, halved and cored 1 cup caster sugar 3 cups water 3 tablespoons soft brown sugar 175g soft unsalted butter 3/4 cup caster sugar 4 eggs 1 cup shifted self-raising flour 1 teaspoon sifted baking powder 3 teaspoons cinnamon 100g ground almonds Vanilla custard to serve METHOD 1 Heat the oven to 180C. Line a 23cm cake tin with non-stick baking paper. 2 Put…

ByThe Carousel24/07/20140Comments