Name: Pancakes with maple-syrup pears and spiced ricotta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 250 ml (1 cup) maple syrup; Thinly peeled rind and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange; 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped; 3 firm ripe pears, such as William, quartered and cored; 1 quantity pancakes; Spiced ricotta; 400 gm ricotta; 60 ml (¼ cup) maple syrup; ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Pancakes with maple-syrup pears and spiced ricotta

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pancakes with maple-syrup pears and spiced ricotta.

Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

12M

Total

27M

Ingredients

250 ml (1 cup) maple syrup

Thinly peeled rind and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange

1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

3 firm ripe pears, such as William, quartered and cored

1 quantity pancakes

Spiced ricotta

400 gm ricotta

60 ml (¼ cup) maple syrup

½ tsp ground cinnamon

Method

Main

1.Combine maple syrup, rind, juice, vanilla bean and seeds in a large deep-sided frying pan and bring to the simmer over medium heat. Add pear and cook, turning pear occasionally, until tender, glazed and syrupy (10-12 minutes). Keep warm.

2.Meanwhile, for spiced ricotta, process ingredients in a food processor until smooth and combined. Serve dolloped on top of pancakes with maple-syrup pears.

Styling by Emma Knowles