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Gingerbread Trifle with Poached Pears and Spiced Cream
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Gingerbread Trifle with Poached Pears and Spiced Cream

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Gingerbread Trifle with Poached Pears and Spiced Cream

This festive dessert is perfect for the holidays, and our gingerbread-spice quick bread mix speeds the preparation. You can make the poached pears and pastry cream a day in advance; cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Bake the quick bread the day you plan to assemble and serve the trifle.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1016
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
153g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Water not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 package gingerbread-spice quick bread mix
  • 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 whole eggs plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbs. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. vanilla paste
  • 1/4 tsp. lemon zest
  • 4 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 3 cups Riesling
  • 2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • Peel of 1 lemon
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tsp. vanilla paste
  • 6 pears (Bosc, d’Anjou or Bartlett), peeled, halved, cored and stemmed
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 Tbs. confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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