5 spiced pears mascarpone Recipes

spiced pears, dry white wine, pear juice or pear nectar, sugar, whole green cardamom pods, crushed in resealable plastic bag with mallet, diameter rounds peeled fresh ginger (each about 1/8 inch thick ), cinnamon sticks, broken in half, firm but ripe anjou pears (3 to 31/4 lb), peeled, white chocolate mascarpone mousse, high-quality white chocolate (such as lindt or perugina), finely chopped, poire williams (clear pear brandy), water, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, mascarpone cheese, chilled heavy whipping cream, trifle assembly, soft ladyfingers,** separated, chilled heavy whipping cream, minced crystallized ginger, white chocolate curls, powdered sugar

riesling wine or 2 1/2 cups sauterne, sugar, vanilla bean , split open lengthwise, lemon , zest of, cut into strips, orange rind , 2 1/2 inches long, bay leaves, peppercorn, lightly crushed, fresh thyme, ground nutmeg, ground mace, ground cardamom, cinnamon stick, bartlett pears (firm, but ripe ), bittersweet chocolate, chopped, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, dark rum, butter, melted, walnuts, coarsely chopped, biscotti

late-harvest riesling, water, pear nectar, cardamom pods, crushed, cinnamon sticks, broken, black tea leaves (such as darjeeling or assam), peeled bosc pears, cored and halved, mascarpone cheese, butter, frozen low-fat lb cake (such as sara lee), thawed and cut into 8 slices

late-harvest riesling wine, water, pear nectar, cardamom pods, crushed, cinnamon sticks, broken, black tea leaves, peeled bosc pears, cored and halved, mascarpone cheese, butter, frozen low-fat lb cake, loaf thawed and cut into 8 slices 8 slices