Desserts: Cold Desserts: Honey Poached Pears with Lemon Cinnamon Ricotta

Grace your table with this delicious dessert, enhanced with the flavors of lemon, cinnamon and saffron.

Author: Fresh Finesse
Date: July 14, 2011

Suggestions: Note: This recipe's ingredients have been adjusted from the original Australian measures to the U.S. measures.

Serves: 4 person(s)
Yield: 4 x pears

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp honey (for pears) *
1 good pinch saffron (about 20 strands)
15 Tbsp water (3/4 cup + 3 Tbsp)
4 medium pears
100 g low-fat ricotta cheese (100g)
5 Tbsp low-fat sour cream
2 tsp honey (for ricotta cream)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp lemon zest

Directions:

Combine honey, saffron and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.

Peel, quarter and core pears. Cut each quarter in half. Add pears to syrup. Reduce heat. Simmer for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender.

To make ricotta cream, place ricotta, sour cream, honey, cinnamon, and lemon zest in a food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy. Serve warm or cold poached pears with ricotta cream.

Variations:

* For sweeter pears, prior to cooking, add more honey to the saffron mix.

Serving suggestion is not included in the nutritional analysis.