Pears with Mascarpone Cream

Baking and Desserts | European cuisine

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Pears with Mascarpone Cream

Ingredients

Pears - 1 piece
Mascarpone Cheese Unagrande - 8.8 oz
Butter - 1 tablespoon
Maple syrup - 4 tablespoons
Powdered Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Cardamom - ¼ teaspoon
Meyer Lemon Juice - 3 tablespoons
Cocoa Powder - to taste
Chopped almonds - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Gently mix the room temperature mascarpone with powdered sugar and refrigerate.

Step 2

In a saucepan, melt the butter, add maple syrup, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and cardamom, gently stir with a wooden spatula, and simmer the syrup over low heat for 4–6 minutes.

Step 3

Wash the pear, cut it in half, remove the core (if desired, the fruit can be peeled), and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Place the halves in the syrup, cut side down, and caramelize the pears for 10–15 minutes until soft, carefully moving the halves. Let the finished pears cool.

Step 4

In a dish, place the mascarpone cream and pears. Put 1 teaspoon of cream in the center of each half. Drizzle the pears with the remaining syrup, sprinkle with cocoa and chopped nuts. Serve immediately.