Parfait With Spiced Pear Coulis
Instructions:
- 2 Tablespoon Butter
- 1/2 Cup Brown sugar
- 1−1/2 Pound Cooking pears; such as Bartlett or Bosc, cored and chopped
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- Water
- 1 Pound Cake; (1/2−inch thick)
- 2 Cup Sweetened whipped cream
- 2 Cup Pastry Cream
- 4 Ounce Toasted pecan pieces
- In a saut pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the sugar and cook for 1 minute. Add the pears and cinnamon.
- Continue to cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
- In a blender, combine the pears and water, and puree until the mixture is smooth.
- Trim each slice of pound cake into a 4−inch square. Line each parfait glass or coffee cup with the pound cake.
- Spoon some of the pear mixture over the cake. Spoon some of the cream mixture over the pear coulis.
- Sprinkle the cream mixture with the pecans.
- Repeat the layering process with the remaining ingredients.
- Yield: 4 servings