Smoked Pears with mascarpone Cheese
Was in the mood to try something new again, looked around the
Kitchen to see what I could come up with, spotted the wife's
Table display, pears, apples and bananas, the thought of smoked pears
Kind of sounded weird, but the more I thought about it the better it sounded
just had to try it.
Grabbed a bowl and stole six pears from her table center piece.
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Well I did not make it very far and I was busted, the fruit basket was for
Some get together she was going to this afternoon. Managed to sneak a couple
From her Anyway. Looks like my experiment is back on.
Sliced a couple in half and cored them.
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Mixed up a sauce to pour on them
1 1/2 cups apple juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
Heated it up in microwave to melt the sugar, gave it a good stir and
Poured it on pears.
Set the smoker to 300 degrees and loaded it with 1 1/2 hours of apple pucks
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After 2 hours here's how they look.
Temp of smoker stayed right around 240 degrees
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Ok now on to the topping
4oz of mascarpone Cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2tsp sugar
Mixed these all together, then spooned it on top of pears and Drizzled
A bit of maple syrup on top with a few pecan nuts.
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The wife tried one and forgave me, All is good.
I forgive you too! Damm that looks good!
Smoke some that looks fantastic
gonna have to bookmark this one for sure.
thanks for posting
Interesting, don't think I've heard of that cheese though.
Quote from: KevinG on April 17, 2010, 05:10:09 PM
Interesting, don't think I've heard of that cheese though.
Mascarpone is a triple-creme cheese, made from a generally low-fat (25%) content fresh cream. It's made from the milk of cows that have been fed special grasses filled with fresh herbs and flowers – a special diet that creates a unique taste often described as "fresh and delicious."
Nothing special about mascarpone i preferr the Philly cream cheese
myself, just happened to be out of it so I used mascarpone
The pears look interesting. I may have to add that to my list also.
Kevin;
I love mascarpone cheese. It is sweet, has a very silky texture, and it's taste is very similar to whipping cream. I use it often when making frosting or fillings for baked goods. You can generally find it in most super markets where they have their specialty cheese. I come in tubs.
QuoteI come in tubs.
No, no I won't go there ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: 3rensho on April 18, 2010, 02:59:23 AM
QuoteI come in tubs.
No, no I won't go there ;D ;D ;D
Thanks. :)
I need to proof read more closely.
I have grilled pears several times and was enjoyed everytime.
Might have to just try smoking them also.
Looks totally delicious.
Thanks for sharing your adventure.
And Hab's thanks for sharing your adventure also. ;D
Yo, that looks like the S**T!!
I never thought of smoking fruit, thanks for putting that in my head ;) ;)
FANTASTIC, will be giving this a try for sure.