Laminated pear cup

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 3 medium sized pears (approx. 150 g each)
  • 3 TABLESPOONS + 100 g sugar
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 125 g Pumpernickel
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS butter/margarine
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Chocolate shavings

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel, quarter and core the pears. Cut pear quarters into approx. 1 cm thick slits. Bring 8 tablespoons of water, 3 tablespoons of sugar and vanillin sugar to the boil. Steam pear wedges for 3-5 minutes. Let cool off

  2. 2

    Crumble or chop the pumpernickel. Heat the fat in a pan. Stir-fry the pumpernickel and 100 g sugar for 3-4 minutes (only melt the sugar, do not caramelise). Let it cool down

  3. 3

    Layer pear compote and pumpernickel alternately in dessert glasses. Whip the cream until half stiff and put a big blob in each glass. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings

  4. 4

    If you like, round off the pears after steaming with a shot of rum or pear brandy. With this juicy

  5. 5

    Pear cups are an excellent way to use up older pastries such as bread, biscuits or dry cakes. If you use sweet pastries, you should reduce the amount of sugar for toasting

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
360 kcal
CARBS
61 g
FATS
10 g
PROTEINS
3 g

Categories & Tags

Dessert