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Caramelised pears with honey and fennel seeds

Caramelised pears with honey and fennel seeds recipe - Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until foaming, add pears and fry, turning occasionally, until beginning to caramelise (5-6 minutes).
Caramelised pears with honey and fennel seeds recipe

Caramelised pears with honey and fennel seeds recipe

Ben Dearnley

What’s not to love about pears and caramel, especially caramel spiked with fennel seeds? Served with ice-cream, it’s an ideal midweek dessert.

Ingredients

Method

Main

1.Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until foaming, add pears and fry, turning occasionally, until beginning to caramelise (5-6 minutes).
2.Add honey, vanilla bean and seeds, and fennel seeds and simmer, stirring occasionally and turning pears in syrup, until tender and a caramel forms (4-5 minutes).
3.Remove from heat, transfer pears to serving bowls, then return caramel to the heat, add cream and swirl to combine. Spoon caramel over pears, scatter with almonds and serve hot with vanilla ice-cream.

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