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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
- Soak the prepared pear halves in enough amaretto to cover for about 2 hours.
- Mix the biscuit crumbs and butter and press into six 9cm loose-bottomed tart tins. Chill for at least 20 minutes.
- Whip the cream to soft peaks. Drain and slice the pears, reserving some for the cream.
- 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.