Spiced poached pears with vanilla cheesecake and gingernut crumb

Spiced poached pears with vanilla cheesecake and gingernut crumb

4.7 7 ratings

Prep. 20 min

Total 5 h 30 min

4 portions

Ingredients

Poached pears

raw sugar to taste
80 - 120 g
water
250 g
freshly squeezed lemon juice (approx. ½ lemon)
20 g
cinnamon quills
2
whole cloves
12
ground nutmeg
¼ tsp
dry red wine (1 bottle)
750 g
Beurre Bosc pears peeled
4

Mulled wine gel

pure maple syrup
80 g
agar agar
10 g
sea salt
¼
ground black pepper
⅛ tsp

Cheesecake

unsalted butter softened
40 g
gingernut biscuits (approx. ½ packet)
100 g
cream cheese
250 g
pouring (whipping) cream
150 g
pure maple syrup
40 g
vanilla bean paste
1 tsp
pecan nuts chopped, to serve
micro herbs to decorate

Difficulty

easy

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 473.4 mg

Protein 10.7 g

Energy 3532.4 kJ / 841.1 kcal

Fat 49.8 g

Fibre 7.4 g

Saturated Fat 29.7 g

Carbohydrates 70.5 g

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