Flambe of Pears

Ingredients:

  • Fresh pears, peeled and cored (can use canned pears when off season)
  • Brown Sugar
  • Vanilla
  • Butter
  • Pear Brandy
  • Vanilla Bean Gelato
  • Belgium Sugar Waffles, Toasted
  • 1/2 lemon
  • Pinch of salt
  • Whipped Cream
  • Cinnamon


Directions:

  1. Melt butter in skillet. Saute pears topped with brown sugar. 
  2. Add a splash of vanilla, pinch of salt, and squeezed lemon. Let heat until liquid starts to become a caramel consistency. 
  3. Add 1 ounce pear brandy and light with a torch lighter. Let flame die down. 
  4. Cut Belgium sugar waffles into long strips, add to cup. Scoop in gelato. Top with cooked pears, cinnamon and whipped cream. Enjoy!


Recipe from the Kitchen of The Local Epicurean.

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