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dreamy pear trifle
Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Sep 30, 2011


Here is a nice looking recipe adapted from the version by London-based macrobiotic chef James Trevena. I haven’t tried this veg take on the classic English dessert, but if you try it, let me know how you like it! It's not superhero, but it looks like a yummy treat!

pear trifle

Pear Trifle with Cashew Nut Dream Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup apple juice
  • 4 teaspoons agar agar
  • 6-8 organic biscuits (try Earth’s Best Organic “Letter of the Day” Cookies in Very Vanilla)
  • 2 soft pears, chopped
  • 7 oz cooked cashew nuts (boil nuts for 30 minutes; drain and rinse)
  • 1 cup white grape juice (approximate)
  • For garnish: pistachio nuts, rice malt, mint leaves

Steps

  1. Heat the apple juice and whisk in the agar agar
  2. Simmer until agar agar dissolves
  3. Crush the biscuits and place in a dessert glass
  4. Layer the chopped pears over the biscuits
  5. Pour the apple juice jelly over the pears slowly and put in the fridge to set
  6. Meanwhile, blend the cashew nuts and grape juice, adding the juice slowly until the mixture becomes thick and creamy
  7. Pour cashew cream over the top of the trifle and garnish with mint leaves and pistachio nuts toasted with rice malt

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My mouth is watering that looks so delicious.

having lived a long time in london i am thinking rice malt is rice syrup.... should make it caramalized, extra yummy and especially "kind" that way ;)

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Love to see macrobiotic recipes here. Much apreciated. I am currently at the Kushi Institute and finding out SO much amazing information about the dynamics of food. I have actually written an article on adzuki bean and squash with additional information on WHY to soak beans, grains and seeds. I had ot thought to post it other than on my own facebook page but is there a good space on here for me to post recipes and nutritional information as I learn?

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i'm making the homer simpson drooling face right now...are pears in season again?!  Pears deserve more attention on the fruit scene

Well to be honest I hate Pear- So I always life my Trifle made with Chocolate-

I learned some very easy method to make one of my faves- Chocolate Trifle- http://liveoncampus.com/wire/show/3114151?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Seeding&utm_campaign=Kanika check it out!

In step 6, when you say "blend the cash nuts and grape juice" do you mean blend as in a blender? or blend in? ... i am sure that you mean in a blender but i just wanted to be sure.  btw, i LOOOVE pears .. they are my fave this time of year so i WILL definitely be trying this.  

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