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Ingredients
Vanilla Mascarpone with Pears and Blueberries
- For pears
- 4 Pear
- 3 Tbsps Pear brandy
- 1 lemon
- 2 cloves
- 2 Tbsps honey
- 1 Vanilla bean
- For the cream
- 7 ozs Mascarpone
- 1 generous pinch Vanilla bean
- 2 Tbsps honey
- 3 ½ ozs Whipped cream
- 1 tsp freshly chopped Lemon balm
- 1 handful Blueberries (for garnish)
- Lemon balm (for garnish)
For the pears: Rinse, quarter, and core the pears and cut the fruit into slices. In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of water with the pear brandy. Remove the lemon zest and squeeze the juice. Add the juice to the saucepan along with the cloves, honey, and the split vanilla bean. Bring to a boil, add the pears, and remove from the heat. Cool, stirring occasionally.
For the cream: In a bowl, mix together the mascarpone, the vanilla bean seeds and honey. Whip the cream to stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream and lemon balm into the mascarpone mixture. Serve the cream with the pears on plates and garnish with lemon balm and blueberries.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 347 cal. | (17 %) | ||
| Protein | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
| Fat | 21 g | (18 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 32 g | (21 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 11 g | (44 %) | ||
| Roughage | 4.8 g | (16 %) |
Healthy, because
Pears are rich in valuable nutrients such as folate, vitamin C and copper.
Even smarter
Feel free to substitute other fruit for the pears if you like, such as apples.