Pear Soufflés

Name: Pear Soufflés
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 larges ripe Bartlett pears—peeled, halved and cored; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 3 Tbsps egg whites (see Note); 2 larges egg yolks; 118 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters water

This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 474 calories, 6g of protein, and 5g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of bartlett pears—peeled, wine, egg whites, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 37

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Butter two 1-cup ramekins and dust them lightly with sugar. In a medium stainless-steel saucepan, combine the white wine, water and sugar and bring to a boil; stir to dissolve the sugar.

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White Wine

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the pears and simmer over low heat until very tender, about 7 minutes.

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Pear

Transfer the pears to a food processor and puree until smooth. Boil the pear cooking liquid over high heat until it is reduced to 1/3 cup, about 20 minutes.

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Pear

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Let the pear syrup cool completely.

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Syrup

Pear

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, cook the pear puree over moderately low heat, stirring often until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes.

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Pear

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Transfer the puree to a medium bowl.

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Bowl

In a small stainless-steel bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 1 tablespoon of the reduced pear syrup. Set the bowl over a small saucepan filled with 1-inch of gently simmering water and whisk constantly until the egg yolks thicken, about 2 minutes. Scrape the egg yolks into the pear puree and stir to blend.

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Egg Yolk

Syrup

Water

Pear

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Whisk

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In a medium stainless-steel bowl, beat the egg whites until firm peaks form.

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Egg Whites

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Add 1 tablespoon of the reduced pear syrup and beat the egg whites until glossy; refrigerate the remaining pear syrup for another use. Using a large rubber spatula, fold one-third of the beaten whites into the pear puree mixture to loosen it, then fold in the remaining beaten egg whites just until blended.

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Egg Whites

Syrup

Pear

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