Mulled pears with vanilla mascarpone cream

Name: Mulled pears with vanilla mascarpone cream
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp vanilla paste; 1 tbsp liquid honey; 1 tsp butter; 250 g mascarpone; 100 g plain greek yoghurt; 1 organic oranges; 4 pears; 50 g walnut kernels; 1 cinnamon sticks; 2 cloves; 1 star anise; 1 pinch salt; 4 dl red wine

desserts Vegetarian Christmas

Total: 40 min. | Active: 20 min.

vegetarian, gluten-free

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A dessert that smells of winter. It's spicy, creamy and warm, yet light. It works just as well after a sumptuous feast as it does a light meal. These mulled pears look pretty and elegant, and what's more, they're incredibly easy to prepare.

Recipe by:
Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 4 portions

4 dl	red wine (see note)
2 tbsp	sugar
1	cinnamon stick
2	cloves
1	organic orange, use a little grated zest and all of the juice
1	star anise
4	pears (each approx. 150 g)

Caramelized nuts
50 g	walnut kernels, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp	sugar
1 tsp	butter
1 pinch	salt

Mascarpone cream
250 g	mascarpone
100 g	plain greek yoghurt
1 tbsp	liquid honey
1 tsp	vanilla paste

How it's done

Bring the wine to the boil in a tall pan along with all the other ingredients up to and including star anise. Reduce the heat. Peel the pears, leaving the stalks attached, add to the pan. Cook over a low heat for approx. 20 mins. until the pears take on some colour. Remove the pears, cover and set aside. Reduce the liquid to a syrupy consistency, leave to cool.

Caramelized nuts

Heat the nuts, sugar and butter in a pan, swirling the pan occasionally until the nuts caramelize, season with salt. Spread the nuts on a sheet of baking paper, leave to cool.

Mascarpone cream

Combine the mascarpone, yoghurt, honey and vanilla.

To serve

Spoon half of the cream onto small plates, arrange the pears on top. Sprinkle with the nuts. Serve with the syrup and the remainder of the cream.

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