Fresh Pear Ice Food

PRICKLY PEAR ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the iced tea, lemonade and prickly pear syrup in a pitcher with ice. Strain into 2-ounce shot glasses filled with ice.
• Garnish with lemon.

PEAR BREAD I

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl combine the oil, eggs, sugar, grated pears, pecans, and vanilla. Blend well. Add to well of dry ingredients. Stir until just moistened. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x5x3 inch loaf pans.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack before removing from the loaf pans.

PEAR CRISP WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Peel, core, and dice pears. Place into a bowl and stir together with 2/3 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. Stir together. Drizzle melted butter gradually, stirring with a fork as you go until all combined.Pour pears into a baking dish; top with crumb topping.Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.Place pan on top rack of oven for an additional 10 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

FRESH PEAR ICE

Steps:

• In a 2-quart pan, combine sugar, water, lemon zest, cinnamon stick, and vanilla. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring, and cook until sugar dissolves; continue boiling, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Add pears and bring to a boil again. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until pears are very tender (about 15 minutes). Remove and discard lemon peel and cinnamon stick.
• Transfer pear mixture to a blender or food processor. Add lemon juice and whirl until smooth. Pour into a 9-inch square pan and freeze until edges are frozen but center is still soft.
• Spoon mixture into a large bowl and, with an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy (or whirl in a food processor). Transfer to a freezer container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on sherbet. Cover container tightly. Freeze until firm (6 to 8 hours at 0ºF or colder).
• To serve, scoop into 6 dessert dishes and garnish with mint.

FRESH PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Begin by chopping pears into bite sized pieces and placing in a mixing bowl.
• Add lemon juice, 1/2 t cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar to pears and toss to coat. Spread pear mixture into bottom of oiled 9x13 baking dish.
• In a food processor, combine oats, flour, spices, and brown sugar. Pulse several times to combine. Add in cubed, cold butter and pulse until topping appears crumbly.
• Spread topping evenly over the pears, going all the way to the edges of the pan.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until top is evenly browned and your home smells heavenly!
• Serve while still warm with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream! Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

SIMPLE FRESH PEAR ICE

Steps:

• Microwave pear pieces (covered at high power) for 10 minutes or until tender; stirring once. Cool slightly; do not drain.
• Process in food processor the pears, cooking liquid, sugar, extract and lemon juice until smooth.
• Pour into freezer-proof container and freeze until almost firm.
• Transfer to chilled bowl; beat with electric mixer until smooth.
• Return to pan; cover and freeze.

EASY PEAR COBBLER RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pre heat oven to 325 F (165 C /Gas Mark 3), and place the rack in the middle. In a large bowl, mix the pears with 1/2 cup of the sugar and let stand.
• Put the butter in a 2-quart baking dish and place in the oven until melted, about 5 minutes.
• Combine the remaining sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
• Whisk together the milk and egg in a separate small mixing bowl.
• Slowly combine the milk and egg mixture with the dry ingredients to make a batter.
• Pour the batter over the melted butter. Do not stir.
• Spoon the sliced pears over the batter. Do not stir.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until nicely browned and the pears are tender. If the topping appears to be browning, cover the dish with foil and continue baking until the pears are tender.
• Remove the cobbler from the oven and set it on a rack to cool slightly. Enjoy the cobbler hot or cold with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream.

ROASTED PEARS WITH BROWN SUGAR AND VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Arrange the pears cut side up in an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Whisk the apple juice and sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the butter. Pour the sauce over the pears. Bake until the pears are crisp-tender and beginning to brown, basting occasionally with the juices, about 35 minutes.
• Spoon the pears onto plates. Top with ice cream. Drizzle with any juices and serve.
• The pears can also be served frozen. To do so, cool the pears, then place them in the freezer until frozen solid, about 8 hours.