The thought of biting into hot fruit kinda
makes me squirm. Why would you want to replace a succulent and refreshing pear
with a warm soggy one?
Ever since my mum’s gallstones started causing grief,
fatty desserts have been avoided like the plague, bar a couple of occasions…
But
the idea of pairing soft cheese (see what I did there?) and cinnamon together
as part of a fruity, marginally healthy after dinner treats sounds way less
squirm inducing.
If you’re still not sold consider this: the more cheese you
add, the easier it becomes to eat a hot pear, seriously. The one I ate was practically a ricotta
sandwich.
There is something so seductive about sugary sweet
cinnamon ricotta eaten entirely on its own, its a fave in the med. Find it
wrapped in pastry parcels, fried, then tossed in more sugar & cinnamon in
Northern Cyprus slash the confines of a terraced house in South East London
and/or 1 in every 5 homes in North London. Again, not kidding. Turks eat this
stuff all the time!
I knowww its nearly June and comfort
food got left behind a good 4 months ago, but how can anyone pass up a cheesy
pair!?
Especially when you can rustle them up in 4 steps.
Especially when you can rustle them up in 4 steps.
The Recipe: Baked Ricotta Pears With Amaretti
Adapted from BBC Good Food's Easy Baked Pears
5 ripe pears
150g ricotta
2 tbsp + 1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tbsp clear honey
2 tbsp sugar
100g amaretti biscuits
The Method:
Heat the oven to 170C. Cut the pears in half and take out the core with a teaspoon.
Place the pears on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
In the tub of ricotta, add sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon and mix together.
Put the biscuits in a sandwich bag and bash the life out of them, you want crumbs and rocks.
Take pears out of oven. Drizzle with 1 tbsp honey. Spoon a tsp of the ricotta mixture into the cores of each pear. Sprinkle a generous amount of amaretti over each pear.
Place back in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Drizzle with the rest of the honey. Serve warm.
Easy Baked Pears |
Love Em xx
Oh wow, this looks really lovely. I love hot fruit though! So I would like this! Actually prefer to regular fruit. OK, now that you think I'm a monster, I'll be on my way.
ReplyDeletehahahha, thank you sarah. i dont think you;re a moster! i am a new lover of warm fruits!
DeleteThese look dreamy, plus as one of your five a day its a no brainer... right?!
ReplyDeleteexactly!
DeleteWhat an interesting idea...I'd love to try one of these! The amaretti biscuits look like they'd add a nice bit of texture and flavour too! :-)
ReplyDeletelaura this dessert would sunk without the biscuits!! you need them in your life!
Deleteyumm!! :):):)
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