Pear Gratin

A sophisticated, simple, and foolproof dessert.

Recipe courtesy of "The Illustrated Kitchen Bible: 1,000 Family Recipes from Around the World" by Victoria Blashford-Snell, copyright 2008. Used by permission of Dorling Kindersley Limited. All rights reserved.

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Dessert

Easy

Ingredients

4 ripe Comice pears		8 oz (225 g) mascarpone cheese
6 oz (155 g) blackberries		2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

directions

Prep: 10 min Total: 15 min (Quick)

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1
Position a broiler rack 6in (15cm) from the source of heat and preheat the broiler. Quarter the pears and remove the cores. Place skin side down in a flameproof serving dish. Sprinkle with the blackberries and walnuts. Drop spoonfuls of mascarpone cheese over the pears and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
2
Broil for 3–5 minutes, or until the mascarpone is bubbly and sugar begins to caramelize.
3
Serve warm, with crisp buttery cookies.

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