Ingredients: 4 large pears, peeled and cored 1/4 cup sugar 2 bottles Boon Framboise 2 cloves 1/2 vanilla bean 1/2 cinnamon stick 1 tsp arrowroot, dissolved in 2 ounces Chambord liquer 4 ounces white chocolate 8 ounce Marscapone cheese mint sprig Directions:To poach pears: Place peeled and cored pears in a pot. Top with the Framboise beer. Add vanilla bean, sugar, cloves and cinnamon stick and simmer pears for approximately 10-15 minutes or until the fruit is fork-tender. Remove the pears carefully and chill. To prepare syrup: Strain liquid and return to a medium flame and reduce to 1 cup. Add arrowroot and chambord mixture to boiling beer reduction, whisking constantly until thick. To prepare filling: Melt white chocolate over double boiler until smooth. Chill for 3-5 minutes and whip with marscapone cheese. To present: Place white chocolate mascarpone filling in a pastry bag, fill pears to top. Place mint sprig on top and serve on a cold plate. Drizzle syrup over pear and sprinkle plate with confectioners` sugar. Garnish with fresh raspberries. Serve with a chilled Boon Framboise in a champagne flute. |