Flambing Pears
Sliced cooking pears caramelized in butter and sugar, then dramatically flambéed with Pear William Brandy and spooned over pound cake ice cream sandwiches with spiced pecans.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 lb cooking pears, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 splash Pear William Brandy
- 16 slice pound cake, 1/4 inch thick
- 8 scoops ice cream
- 1 cup spiced or candied pecan pieces
- 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- 1
In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add sugar. Stir with wooden spoon until it dissolves. Continue stirring until sugar turns caramel color, 4-6 minutes.
- 2
Add pears and a pinch of salt. Continue to saute 4 minutes.
- 3
Remove pan from heat. Carefully add brandy. Return to heat and flambe with an electric kitchen torch. Shake pan until flame dies out.
- 4
Place a scoop of ice cream between two slices of pound cake to form sandwiches.
- 5
Place ice cream sandwiches in center of each plate. Spoon flaming pears over sandwiches. Garnish with pecans and dust with confectioners' sugar.