Fruit-and-Almond Gratins

Name: Fruit-and-Almond Gratins
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters almond flour or almond meal (see cooks note, below); 85 grams 3/4 cup sliced almonds; 2 firm-ripe Bartlett pears (1 pound total); 79 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 larges eggs; 85 grams 1/2 cup seedless grapes; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 142 grams cup raspberries; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters 1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 teaspoons vanilla

Fruit-and-Almond Gratins might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 528 calories, 10g of protein, and 39g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. If you have vanilla, butter, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter gratin dishes.

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Butter

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Oven

Whisk together eggs, cream, confectioners sugar, almond flour, vanilla, and salt in a bowl until combined well. Quarter pears lengthwise, then peel, core, and cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges. Toss pears with lemon juice in a bowl, then divide among gratin dishes. Divide raspberries and grapes among gratin dishes, then pour custard mixture over fruit.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Flour

Lemon Juice

Raspberries

Custard

Vanilla

Grapes

Cream

Fruit

Pear

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Sprinkle with almonds and dot with butter.

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Almonds

Butter

Transfer gratin dishes to a shallow baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Bake until pears are tender, about 30 minutes. Preheat broiler and broil gratins 4 to 5 inches from heat until almonds are golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Cool on a rack to warm or room temperature before serving.

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Almonds

Pear

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Broiler

Almond flour (made from blanched almonds) and almond meal (containing the skins) are about the same grind and can be used interchangeably in this recipe.

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Blanched Almonds