PECAN TOFFEE MERINGUE WITH MULLED PEARS

Pecan toffee meringue with mulled pears image

A great dinner party centre piece you can make ahead

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Buffet, Dessert, Dinner, Snack, Supper, Treat

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

600ml mulled wine , ready made from a bottle
6 small, ripe, shapely pears , peeled , quartered and cored
50g golden caster sugar
225g golden caster sugar
1½ tsp cornflour
4 large egg whites
1½ tsp wine vinegar
50g pecan , roughly chopped
500g tub Greek yogurt
4 tbsp dulce de leche (we used Merchant Gourmet)
extra toasted pecans (optional)

Steps:

Put the wine, pears and sugar in a pan and simmer for 10 mins.
Heat oven to 160C/140C/gas 3. Draw a 25cm circle on a sheet of baking parchment, then put on a baking sheet. Stir 225g sugar and cornflour together in a jug. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then whisk in the sugar mixture, a tbsp at a time, until thick and glossy.
Fold in vinegar and half the nuts, then pile mixture onto the circle, building up the edges to make a 'nest'. Scatter with rest of pecans then put in oven, turning the temperature down to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Bake for 1 hr, then turn oven off and cool inside for 1 hr.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 51 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 50 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.26 milligram of sodium