Name: Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 150 ml maple syrup; 150 gm caster sugar; 30 gm butter, diced; Juice of 1 orange, thinly peeled rind of ½; Juice of ½ lemon; 2 cinnamon quills; 4 ripe pears, unpeeled; Coarsely chopped roasted almonds, to serve; Vanilla crème fraîche; 250 gm crème fraîche; 200 ml pouring cream; Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean, or 1 tsp vanilla bean extract

Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche

A quick and easy dessert of soft warm pears roasted in a citrus-tinged maple syrup.

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Serves 4

Ingredients

150 ml maple syrup

150 gm caster sugar

30 gm butter, diced

Juice of 1 orange, thinly peeled rind of ½

Juice of ½ lemon

2 cinnamon quills

4 ripe pears, unpeeled

Coarsely chopped roasted almonds, to serve

Vanilla crème fraîche

250 gm crème fraîche

200 ml pouring cream

Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean, or 1 tsp vanilla bean extract

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 240C. Combine maple syrup, sugar, butter, juices, rind and cinnamon in a roasting pan large enough to fit halved pears snugly in a single layer, and place in oven for butter and maple syrup to melt (1-2 minutes).

2.Meanwhile, halve pears and scoop out cores. Stir maple syrup mixture in roasting pan to combine, add pears cut-side down and roast, turning halfway through cooking, until tender and caramelised (20-25 minutes, depending on firmness of the fruit; check every 15 minutes).

3.Meanwhile, for vanilla crème fraîche, whisk ingredients in a bowl to soft peaks. Serve pears topped with vanilla crème fraîche and almonds.

Styling by Emma Knowles

Profile Claire Delmar