Grilled Pear and Gingerbread Trifles

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Grilled Pear and Gingerbread Trifles

Pears and gingerbread make a festive holiday flavor combination in this easy and elegant dessert.

vegetarian

Dec 6 - 10m cook

Prep time:

10m

Cook time

10m

Total time

20m (+ 10m preheating time)

Makes

4ppl

Ingredients
Instructions

cored and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

2 pears

butter, melted

4 tsp

brown sugar

4 tsp

lime juice

4 tsp

each ground cinnamon and ginger

1/4 tsp

thick slices gingerbread (1-inch thick slices)

35% heavy cream

1 cup

icing sugar, sifted

2 tbsp

vanilla extract

1 tsp

caramel sauce

1/4 cup

chopped pecans

1/4 cup

Add 1 cup water to drip tray of Frontier Portable Grill. Preheat grill for 6 to 8 minutes on medium.

Toss together pears, butter, brown sugar, lime juice, cinnamon and ginger. Place on grill; cover and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side or until well marked and tender.

Meanwhile, place gingerbread slices on grill. Cover and grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until lightly toasted. Chop pears and cut gingerbread into cubes; set aside.

Using electric mixer, whip cream until stiff peaks form. Beat in icing sugar and vanilla.

Layer half of the pears, gingerbread and whipped cream in 4 glass serving dishes. Repeat layers. Drizzle with caramel sauce and top with pecans.

TIP

Substitute apples for pears if desired.