Fruit Gratin with Calvados and Mascarpone

Name: Fruit Gratin with Calvados and Mascarpone
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams firm-ripe Seckel , Forelle , or Bartlett pears; 118 milliliters Calvados or Cognac; 2 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 24 dried apricots (preferably California; 5 oz); 2 inches (2- by fresh lemon zest; 5 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 227 grams cup mascarpone cheese; 18 pitted prunes (dried plums; 7 oz); 680 grams (2 1/2-inch) Gala, Empire, or Golden Delicious apples; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

Fruit Gratin with Calvados and Mascarpone might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 578 calories, 5g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of prunes, brown sugar, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Halve apples lengthwise (quarter if large), leaving stem intact, and core halves with melon-ball cutter. Halve Seckel and Forelle pears or quarter Bartletts lengthwise, then core with melon-ball cutter and trim root ends.

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Apple

Melon

Pear

Melt butter in a 14- by 9-inch oval gratin dish or other 2 1/2- to 3-quart shallow baking dish in middle of oven, about 2 minutes. Stir in Calvados and 3 tablespoons brown sugar, then add fresh and dried fruit and zest and turn gently to coat. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake in middle of oven, gently turning fruit and basting occasionally with juices, until apples and pears are tender but not falling apart, about 1 hour.

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Brown Sugar

Dried Fruit

Calvados

Apple

Butter

Fruit

Pear

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Baking Pan

Oven

Aluminum Foil

Remove dish from oven.

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Oven

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Spoon 1/3 cup baking juices from baking dish into a bowl and stir in mascarpone and remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Rearrange fruit, cut sides up, in baking dish to form an even layer, if necessary, and spoon mascarpone mixture over fruit. Put confectioners sugar in a fine-mesh sieve and sift over fruit. Broil gratin 3 inches from heat until confectioners sugar is caramelized, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Powdered Sugar

Brown Sugar

Mascarpone

Fruit

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Baking Pan

Sieve

Bowl

* Available in Italian markets and many supermarkets.

• Fruit can be baked 2 hours ahead and cooled, uncovered, then kept, covered with foil, at room temperature. Reheat in oven before adding mascarpone and broiling.

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Mascarpone

Fruit

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Aluminum Foil

Oven