Fruit-and-Almond Gratins
A luxurious dessert featuring tender pears, raspberries, and grapes baked in a rich almond custard and topped with sliced almonds. The fruit is enveloped in a creamy mixture of eggs, heavy cream, and almond flour, then broiled until golden brown.
Ingredients
- •2 whole large eggs
- •½ cup heavy cream
- •⅓ cup confectioners sugar
- •¼ cup almond flour
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •2 whole firm-ripe Bartlett pears
- •2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 cup raspberries
- •½ cup seedless grapes
- •¾ cup sliced almonds
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •4 pieces gratin dishes
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter gratin dishes.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk together eggs, cream, confectioners sugar, almond flour, vanilla, and salt in a bowl until combined well. Quarter pears lengthwise, then peel, core, and cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges. Toss pears with lemon juice in a bowl, then divide among gratin dishes. Divide raspberries and grapes among gratin dishes, then pour custard mixture over fruit. Sprinkle with almonds and dot with butter. Transfer gratin dishes to a shallow baking pan.
15 min
- 3.
Bake until pears are tender, about 30 minutes. Preheat broiler and broil gratins 4 to 5 inches from heat until almonds are golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Cool on a rack to warm or room temperature before serving.
32 min
