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Pear Ice and Crunch Recipe
A great dessert for summers, Icy sorbet is made with pears and mint, served on a crunchy bed of nuts, cornflakes, sesame, and coconut.
- Total Cook Time1 hr
- Cook Time1 hr
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Pear Ice and Crunch
- For the Base:
- 100 gm butter
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1.5 tbsp castor sugar
- 125 gm roasted cornflakes
- 75 gm chopped nuts
- 50 gm shredded coconut, roasted
- 1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
- For the Pear Sorbet:
- 150 ml water
- 100 gm sugar
- 1 tsp grated lemon rind
- 50 ml lemon juice
- 4 pears - peeled and chopped
- 3 Tbsp gin (optional)
- 2 Tbsp chopped mint
How to Make Pear Ice and Crunch
HideShow MediaFor the Base:
1.
Melt butter, honey, sugar, cornflakes, nuts, coconut and all the other ingredients together.
2.
Press into an oiled, round serving dish. Allow it to set.
For the Sorbet:
1.
Pour water into a pan. Add sugar and rind, and allow the sugar to dissolve over a gentle flame.
2.
Bring to a boil, and add the pears.
3.
Simmer until tender.
4.
Cool. Add juice, gin and mint.
5.
Freeze until firm. Serve with crunchy base.