Name: Maple-Pear Mini-Parfaits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 1 square puff pastry ( or strips of puff pastry); 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of maple sugar; 30 ml (2 tablespoons) butter; 6 pears, peeled, cored and cubed; 125 ml (1/2 cup) maple syrup (preferably dark syrup for its robust flavour); 500 ml (2 cups) whipping cream or ice cream; 30 ml (2 tablespoons) maple flakes

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

35 minutes

Portions

6 portions

Metric Imperial

Ingredients

Preparation

1 square puff pastry (or strips of puff pastry)
2 tablespoons of maple sugar
2 tablespoons butter
6 pears, peeled, cored and cubed
1/2 cup maple syrup (preferably dark syrup for its robust flavour)
2 cups whipping cream or ice cream
2 tablespoons maple flakes

Preheat oven to 200 °C (400 °F).
Place puff pastry (or strips) on a baking sheet and cut into 2.5 cm (1 in) cubes. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper and another baking sheet of the same size as first. Sprinkle with maple sugar.
Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and set aside.
Melt butter in a large frying pan. Add pear cubes and fry for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add maple syrup and caramelize for 2 minutes.
Remove and set aside.
Before serving, assemble the verrines by adding puff pastry cubes (or crush puff pastry), maple pear cubes and whipped cream, in that order.
Garnish each verrine with maple flakes and serve.

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Maple-Pear Mini-Parfaits

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