I plan on making this simple desert for the holidays. I have a weakness for the tarte au sucre that my mother makes every year. Haven’t had it in so long: it’s basically baked sugar and heavy cream in a pie shell--horrible But I found out recently that Deglet Noor dates taste almost identical to this sugar pie. It...
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Ingredients

4 Deglet Noor dates (soaked overnight)
1 Bosc pear

Recipe Directions

1. Soak dates in water for an hour or more, and then blend them with as little water as possible.

2. Cut room-temperature Bosc pears into cubes. Distribute evenly in a shallow saucer.

3. Pour the date syrup over pears.

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By pearjoy

I plan on making this simple desert for the holidays.

I have a weakness for the tarte au sucre that my mother makes every year. Haven’t had it in so long: it’s basically baked sugar and heavy cream in a pie shell--horrible

But I found out recently that Deglet Noor dates taste almost identical to this sugar pie.

It was a eureka moment for me.

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pearjoy

Mar 15, 2010

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this was SO GOOD.

starrrie

Mar 10, 2010

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You might try blending some coconut oil into this for that "heavy cream" texture. A little bit goes a long way, and soooo good with the dates! We use a recipe similar to this at the cafe I chef at.

pearjoy

Mar 11, 2010

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thank you! I can't personally because I don't get along well with nuts and oils.

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pearjoy

Mar 15, 2010

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this was SO GOOD.

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pearjoy

Mar 11, 2010

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thank you! I can't personally because I don't get along well with nuts and oils.

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starrrie

Mar 10, 2010

14 votes
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You might try blending some coconut oil into this for that "heavy cream" texture. A little bit goes a long way, and soooo good with the dates! We use a recipe similar to this at the cafe I chef at.

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