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Pears poached in perry with candied walnuts

• Adam Bush

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 50 mins

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Want an impressive dinner party dessert for four? Check out our easy pear recipe poached in perry, served with chantilly cream and topped with crunchy candied walnuts

Gluten free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

• 500ml perry

• 150g caster sugar

• 2 strips of zest lemon

• 1 star anise

• 4 Red Williams pears

  halved and cored

• 250ml double cream

• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract

CANDIED WALNUTS

• 50g caster sugar
• 50g walnut halves
• 2 tbsp salted butter

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal785
• fat48.5g
• saturates25.7g
• carbs72.9g
• sugars72.8g
• fibre4.7g
• protein3.7g
• salt0.2g

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Method

• step 1

  Put the perry, sugar, lemon zest and star anise into a pan and heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a gentle simmer and add the pear halves. Simmer very gently for 30-40 minutes or until the pears are tender.

• step 2

  To make the candied walnuts, put the sugar into a pan and heat gently to dissolve. Heat until light golden then stir in the walnuts and butter. Line a tray with baking paper and tip the nuts onto it, keeping them as spaced out as possible to avoid clumping. Cool completely, then roughly chop.

• step 3

  Carefully remove the pears with a slotted spoon onto a plate, then turn up the heat and reduce the liquid until syrupy.

• step 4

  Pour the cream into a bowl with the vanilla and whip to soft peaks.

• step 5

  Add the pears back into the pan, spoon over the syrup and reheat for a minute. Spoon onto a plate with some of the chantilly cream, a sprinkling of candied walnuts and a drizzle of the syrup.

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Adam BushDeputy food editor

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