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French · Dessert

Poires au Gratin

Sliced ripe pears baked under a sieved apricot and vermouth glaze with a crust of crumbled almond macaroons and butter: a quick, fragrant dessert that is good hot, warm or cold with a jug of cream.

  • Yield4 servings
  • Hands-on18 min
  • Total40 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 15 gunsalted butter, for the dish, softened
  • 4firm, ripe pears
  • 105 gapricot jam
  • 60 mldry white vermouth
  • 30 gstale almond macaroons (2 to 3)
  • 30 gunsalted butter, cut into small dice
  • 120 mlheavy cream, to serveoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Apricot
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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