Pear Parfait

Name: Pear Parfait
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 6 USA pears (peeled and cored); 1 cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons Sugar; 1 tsp almond extract; Mint leaves to garnish; Pear slices to garnish

Jamie Geller Test Kitchens • Mar 24, 2010 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

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Pear Parfait

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

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Servings

Ingredients

6 USA pears peeled and cored
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 tsp almond extract
Mint leaves to garnish
Pear slices to garnish

Instructions

Preparation

1 Cut pears into chunks, leaving some slices for garnish. Blend pear chunks with sugar in a blender over medium speed.2 Beat heavy cream and almond extract in a bowl until peak forms. 3 Whisk pear mixture with that of heavy cream. Spoon into parfait glass.4 Garnish with pear slices and mint leaves. Makes 4 servings