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Roasted Pear Fool Crunch is Most Delicious

Published: Dec 1, 2019 ยท Modified: Jun 21, 2024 by Lisa Keys ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 8 Comments

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Last Updated on June 21, 2024 by Lisa Keys

Roasted pear fool crunch served in martini glass.

roasted pear fool crunch

The countdown to Christmas is on. How about a make ahead dessert to take the pressure off your holiday entertaining? My recipe for roasted pear fool crunch can be made a day in advance. It checks off all the boxes for a festive, easy and delicious dessert.

This is my second entry in the USA Pears Blogger Recipe Challenge Baking/Desserts category.

Overhead view of pear fool plated dessert with sliced pears.

Get ready to dip your spoon into this creamy, crunchy, spicy and juicy dessert. The caramelized pears add a fresh intense sweetness that "pears perfectly" with the warm spices of the gingersnaps and slight bitterness of the orange marmalade. Here is some really good news. The addition of the mascarpone cheese helps to stabilize the cream, so the dessert can be made a day in advance. Just cover and store in the refrigerator. Garnish just before serving.

Roasted pear fool crunch served in martini glass.

The Most Delicious Roasted Pear Fool Crunch

Lisa Keys
Festive dessert with creamy crunchy layers of roasted pears, ginger snaps, mascarpone cream and pomegranate
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 430 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe USA pears
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ยฝ cup heavy cream
  • ยผ cup mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
  • ยฝ cup crumbled ginger snap cookies
  • ยผ cup pomegranate seeds

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven 400F. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Core, peel and dice 2 pears. Toss pears with butter and honey, spread over prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until pears are caramelized; cool.
  • In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on low speed, combine heavy cream, mascarpone, powdered sugar and marmalade until blended. Increase mixer speed and beat to just stiff peaks. Fold in cooled pear mixture.
  • Layer half the pear fool mixture over the bottom of 4 serving glasses.
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the crumbled cookies for garnish. Sprinkle the remaining cookies evenly over the pear fool.
  • Sprinkle with half the pomegranate seeds.
  • Dollopย remaining pear fool on top. Sprinkle evenly with remaining cookies and pomegranate seeds.
  • Thinly slice the remaining pear. Garnish each serving with a fan of pear slices.

Nutrition

Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 3gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 147mgPotassium: 267mgFiber: 5gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 849IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg
Keyword fool, mascarpone, pears, roasted fruit, trifle
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Plated desserts side view with fresh sliced pear.

For more information and delicious recipes check out the website USA Pears.

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  1. James Matino

    December 01, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    Sounds like a winning entry to me.

    Reply
    • Lisa

      December 01, 2019 at 4:20 pm

      Thanks! I hope you are correct. <3

      Reply
  2. Louis Matino

    December 01, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    5 stars
    Looks Delish!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      December 01, 2019 at 4:21 pm

      It's a cooking and baking frenzy to get me thru the holidays! What fun TG was!

      Reply
  3. Carol Walsh

    December 02, 2019 at 6:40 am

    5 stars
    You have morfed into a professional "foodie", complete with beautiful photographs and recipes that are easy to follow and of course delicious! Do I see a cookbook in your future? Good luck with all your contests...each one is a winner! xoxo

    Reply
    • Lisa

      December 02, 2019 at 7:49 am

      I've come a loooong way. Thanks for your sweet comments. It's this time of year I immerse myself in the recipes and thankful for a contest challenge. I do have an idea for a cookbook that honors my dad. I jot down notes and ideas in a bedside table notebook. Don't know if I will ever actually turn it into a cookbook.

      Reply
    • Ian

      April 10, 2023 at 6:22 am

      5 stars
      I may have missed something. Do the caramelised pears go in as chunks or are they mashed and blended with the cream and cheese mix?

      Reply
      • Lisa

        April 10, 2023 at 6:45 am

        Thanks for asking. Per the instructions the pears are cored, peeled and diced prior to roasting, so they are in little bite-size pieces. After they cool down they are folded into the cheese mixture before layering.

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