Another fruit dessert Malin? I hear you thinking and yes, it’s another fruit dessert! Fruit make the most simple but elegant desserts and these poached pears are no exception. I cook them in cider which allows them to stay full of their natural pear flavour and I add some fresh ginger to give the dessert a little kick. After the pears are finished cooking your left with a yummy and slightly spicy cider sauce that combined with the whipped vegan cream and crunchy caramelised nuts bring this dish together. You’ve got spicy, smooth, fresh, soft, crunchy, creamy and sweet all in one mouth full. There’s not much more I could ask from a dessert unless it was chocolate, haha. Hope you guys try this and enjoy it as much as I do! I am making it as part of my vegan three course New Year’s menu this year, maybe you will too?

Malin x

 

PS. For the starter in my New Year’s menu I am making this tangy salad with rocket and persimmon and for the main these cauliflower steaks with pesto dressed lentils and lots of other goodies. Hope you find it inspiring!

Cider Poached Pears with Ginger Sauce and Caramelised Nuts

Makes 2 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

2 firm pears

2 cups dry pear cider (I used one with  0,5 per cent alcohol)

0,5 tsp ginger powder or 3 half centimeter slices of fresh ginger

1 tsp corn or arrowroot starch

1 tbsp water

2 tbsp sesame seeds

A handful pecan and walnut halves

1 tbsp maple syrup

Serve with:

Vegan whipped cream, vanilla cashew cream, vegan custard or

vegan vanilla ice cream

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees celsius fan assisted.

Peel your pears and cut them into halves. Use a pairing knife to remove the butt end and the core. You could also use a teaspoon to remove the core. Set aside.

Bring the cider to a boil along with the ginger in a sauce pan just large enough to fit the pear halves side by side with no overlap. Once boiling place the pears cut side down into the pot and cover with a lid. Simmer the pear halves for 20-30 minutes, flipping them over halfway through. When a tooth pick goes through the pear easily they are done.

While the pears cook break the pecans and walnuts into small pieces and mix them with the sesame seed and maple syrup. Place the mixture on a lined baking sheet and spread it out into a single layer. Place in the middle of the oven and toast for 10 minutes, giving them a mix halfway through. Once toasted let them cool and then break the caramelised nut and seed mixture into small pieces.

Once the pears are soft remove them from the pot and set aside. Also remove the ginger pieces if you used fresh ginger. Mix the corn or arrowroot starch with the water until smooth and pour into the simmering cider while stirring continuously. Simmer for another 3-4 minutes or until it thickens into a glaze like sauce.

Serve the pears in bowls with the ginger cider sauce and I suggest some vegan whipped cream, top with a sprinkling of the caramelised nuts and seeds.

Cider Poached Pears with Ginger Sauce and Caramelised Nuts

  • 2 pears (firm )
  • 2 Cups  cups dry pear cider ( (I used one with  0,5 per cent alcohol))
  • 0,5 tsp ginger powder (or 3 half centimeter slices of fresh ginger)
  • 1 tsp corn starch (or arrowroot starch)
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 handful pecan and walnut halves
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

  1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees celsius fan assisted.

  2. Peel your pears and cut them into halves. Use a pairing knife to remove the butt end and the core. You could also use a teaspoon to remove the core. Set aside.

  3. Bring the cider to a boil along with the ginger in a sauce pan just large enough to fit the pear halves side by side with no overlap. Once boiling place the pears cut side down into the pot and cover with a lid. Simmer the pear halves for 20-30 minutes, flipping them over halfway through. When a tooth pick goes through the pear easily they are done.

  4. While the pears cook break the pecans and walnuts into small pieces and mix them with the sesame seed and maple syrup. Place the mixture on a lined baking sheet and spread it out into a single layer. Place in the middle of the oven and toast for 10 minutes, giving them a mix halfway through. Once toasted let them cool and then break the caramelised nut and seed mixture into small pieces.

  5. Once the pears are soft remove them from the pot and set aside. Also remove the ginger pieces if you used fresh ginger. Mix the corn or arrowroot starch with the water until smooth and pour into the simmering cider while stirring continuously. Simmer for another 3-4 minutes or until it thickens into a glaze like sauce.

  6. Serve the pears in bowls with the ginger cider sauce and I suggest some vegan whipped cream, top with a sprinkling of the caramelised nuts and seeds.

  7. Serve with:

    Vegan whipped cream, vanilla cashew cream, vegan custard or

    vegan vanilla ice cream

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