Cornbread and Molasses: Six Pears A Penny

Six Pears A Penny

This is a very simple dessert packed with flavor that can be prepared without cooking.

Ingredients:

1 USA D’Anjou Pear

1 Tbsp Light Rum

1 Tbsp Butter

1 Tbsp Hazelnuts

4 Cubes of Caramel

1 tsp Water

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1Tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions

Start with a firm nice sized pear. This is a USA D'Anjou Pear. You can also use USA Red D'Anjou or USA Bosc Pear
Core out the pear.

Slice the pear into even round slices. Melt the butter in a microwavable dish and add light rum. You can also use any white wine.
Soak each slice in the butter and rum.
Use a round cutter to cut each slice individually. Remove the peel and stack the pears. You can use any shape cutter of your choice.

Assembly:

Toast your hazelnuts until golden brown.
Place hazelnuts inside of the stack of cored out pears.
Move Pears to a serving dish
Whip the heavy cream to a stiff peak. When whipping by hand it is always best to use a chilled bowl and whisk. Whipping 1 tablespoon of whipped cream may seem tedious and you may want to whip 3 tablespoons at a time.
Place a tablespoon of the whipped cream in the center on top on the nuts.
The caramel for this dessert can be prepared fresh or you can melt 4 cubes of packaged caramel with a teaspoon or water and vanilla in a microwaveable dish.
Pour a small amount of caramel in front of the pears.
Garnish the caramel with a few hazelnuts and a small amount of Black Lava Salt.