Ingredients
4 canned pears , halved
For The Stuffing
3 tbsp desiccated coconut or cake crumbs
1 tbsp roasted and chopped pistachios
1 tbsp pear pulp
For The Toffee Sauce
4 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp butter
1/4 cup fresh cream
2 tbsp water (if required)
Method
For stuffed pears
Dry roast the desiccated coconut or the cake crumbs till golden brown and mix together with the nuts and the pear pulp.
Stuff this mixture in the pear halves and bake in a preheated oven for 5 minutes at 250°c till the pears are warm.
For the toffee sauce
Heat the sugar in a non-stick pan and allow it to caramelize to a light brown colour.
Add 2 tablespoons water and allow it to mix with the caramel to make a syrup, over a slow flame.
Add the butter and cream and mix well.
Allow it to simmer for 5 to 7 minutes till it is of a syrupy consistency. Keep warm.
How to proceed
On a serving plate pour a spoonful of the sauce and place a baked pear on top.
Pour another spoon of the toffee sauce on the top along the whole length of the pear. Repeat to make 3 more plates.
Serve hot.
Tips
Handy tips :
This dessert tastes just as amazing with peaches.
You may also use fresh pears, stewed in sugar syrup instead of the canned variety.
