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Pears Melba

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Submitted by jlmack

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

25 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

4 4
EACH EACH PEARS
firm, preferably bosc
½ 118
CUP ML SUGAR
½ 118
CUP ML WATER
1 1
EACH EACH LEMON ZEST
strip *
1 5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
½ 118
CUP ML SWEET WINE
marsala or madeira *
½ 118
CUP ML WINE
dry *
1 473
PINT ML ICE CREAM
vanilla or pear *
1 473
PINT ML RASPBERRIES
pureed with 2 tablespoons sugar *

Directions

Peel, core and halve pears.

Combine sugar, water, lemon peel, vanilla and wines and bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes.

Add pears and slowly poach in the sauce until tender and infused with sauce.

Turn pears occasionally with tongs.

Remove from sauce. Reduce sauce until very syrupy. Cool.

Place a spoonful of sauce in the bottom of an individual serving bowl.

Place a 2-ounce scoop of ice cream on the sauce and top with the poached pear.

Drizzle with the puréed raspberries and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 117g (4.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 119 8% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 9mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 9g 9%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 2% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
 
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