Made it this morning. They loved it. She said (after admitting this was a test for me) "I wouldn't tweak it a bit" "Simpy Elegant"
Oven-Poached Pears in Cream
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 30 minutes |
| Recipe Types | Gluten Free Snacks and Treats Vegetarian sides |
Description
Easy but elegant
Ingredients
| 2 | pears (Unpeeled, halved lengthwise and cored) | |
| 2 | T | granulated sugar |
| 2 | T | butter, softened |
| 1⁄2 | c | heavy cream |
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Butter a shallow 8"X8" baking dish with 1 Tb. butter and sprinkle bottom of dish with 1 Tb. sugar.
Place pears in dish, cut side down. Dot with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
Bake for 10 minutes. Pour cream over pears and return to oven for 20 more minutes or until the pears are tender and the cream has reduced to a thick sauce.
Serve on elegant plate, spooning the cream over the pears. Garnish with a sprig of mint and toasted, slivered almonds.
Notes
I have tried a few addtions to this (cinnamon, berries etc.) but always come back to this basic recipe. It is simple and elegant and does not really need anything added. For a special treat I will occasionally serve these pears over lightly toasted, buttered Brioche. Yum!!!
Have you tried baking these without the butter? Olive oil?
No, I aways use a tiny bit of butter, but honestly, I never measure...just a tiny bit to coat the pear. I think you could easily leave the butter out and perhaps just pour the cream over the top of pears. Then again...as long as you make it with heavy cream you may as well include the butter!
I saw a neat soy yoghurt at the store the other day, I will remember it for our next Vegan guests, it looked really good (actually).
I saw a neat soy yoghurt at the store the other day, I will remember it for our next Vegan guests, it looked really good (actually).
We've had the soy yogurt - it's okay. My preference, when I can find it, is coconut milk yogurt for vegans. It's thinner than the regular stuff but pretty tasty.
I saw a neat soy yoghurt at the store the other day, I will remember it for our next Vegan guests, it looked really good (actually).
We've had the soy yogurt - it's okay. My preference, when I can find it, is coconut milk yogurt for vegans. It's thinner than the regular stuff but pretty tasty.
We just bought some last week, it was thicker than regular yogurt for us. It was also a little underwhelming in taste. We made yogurt brule with it, using raw sugar, of course, since some vegans won't touch white sugar.
Sounds yummy. May serve this tomorrow for my twosome. Question - I have a vegan this next weekend, have you tried Soy with this & omiting the butter, maybe using margerine in its place?
I just posted a Vegan version using pumpkin pie spice and OJ.....it is a lighter version and the one I most often make. I do serve it over yogurt or with mascarpone but it would be equally delicous on its own.
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