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Amaretto soaked pearoffee pie recipe

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Ingredients

  • 3 pears, peeled, cored and halved
  • Amaretto, enough to cover the pears
  • 225 g digestive biscuits, crushed
  • 85 g butter, melted
  • 150 ml whipping cream
  • 397 g can caramel
  • Almonds and cocoa powder, to decorate

Method

  1. Soak the prepared pear halves in enough amaretto to cover for about 2 hours.
  2. Mix the biscuit crumbs and butter and press into six 9cm loose-bottomed tart tins. Chill for at least 20 minutes.
  3. Whip the cream to soft peaks. Drain and slice the pears, reserving some for the cream.
  4. Fill the shells with caramel and pear, then fold the reserved pear through the cream and spoon on top. Finish with almonds and cocoa and chill.