Vanilla Roasted Pears Recipe

Vanilla Roasted Pears

Roasting pears with vanilla brings out the spicy notes making this a go-to autumn dessert. It is delicious served on its own, with yoghurt or as an accompaniment to cakes or ice cream.

Serves 4

Ingredients

 
4 large firm but ripe pears
2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
2 tablespoons liquid honey
1 Heilala Vanilla Bean, split open
Grated zest of 1 orange
Unsweetened yoghurt to serve with 1 teaspoon of Heilala Vanilla Paste stirred through

Method

 
Preheat the oven to 200⁰C. Line a shallow roasting dish with baking paper.
Place Coconut Oil and honey in a small saucepan and melt over a low heat.
Halve pears and remove core (if wished). Place halved pears cut side down in the prepared dish with the Vanilla Bean.
Drizzle pears with and honey. Cover with baking paper and foil and place in the oven to roast for 25 minutes.
Remove pears from oven and remove foil and paper. Turn pears over and baste.
Return to oven uncovered for a further 20 minutes until pears are soft and flesh is translucent.
Grate over orange zest and serve warm with yoghurt.

Heilala Vanilla, the world's most awarded vanilla, is now available for purchase at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets across Australia. Heilala (pronounced -hey la la') Vanilla is named after the national flower of Tonga; the country where it's produced, and now retails nationally in Pure Vanilla Extract ($11.90), Premium Vanilla Bean ($11.90) and Pure Vanilla Paste ($12.00) varieties.

 The choice of leading Australian chefs, Heilala is a premium quality ingredient hailed throughout Australasia for its exceptional freshness and unsurpassed rich, creamy flavour; it is used at top restaurants, cafes gelaterias and patisseries including Gelato Messina, Black Star Pastry and Zumbo Patisserie.

Heilala Vanilla is vanilla in its purest form, unlike many other imitation vanilla products on the market - including vanilla essence - Heilala captures the natural flavour of the vanilla bean without the artificial flavours or additives.

Vanilla is an invisible baking essential providing balance and depth to sweet dishes; a star in its own right in ice creams or custards, it also enhances the flavour of coffee, chocolate, nut and fruit flavours. The Pure Vanilla Extract is an excellent perceived sweetener for raw, sugar free and wholefood recipes; Heilala Vanilla products are also gluten and dairy free.

Its local Tongan growers have implemented industry leading processes using the traditional methods of blanching, curing and drying to develop the 300 vanilla flavour components that are complementary to baked goods, sweets and whole foods.

Until now, Heilala Vanilla has only been available through gourmet and specialist food stores in Australia, as well as online at www.heilalavanilla.com.au. Coles and Woolworths supermarkets across the country will now stock Heilala Vanilla Pure Vanilla Bean Paste (65g, $12.00), Premium Vanilla Beans (approx. net weight 10g, $11.90) and Pure Vanilla Extract (50ml, $11.90). Other Heilala Vanilla products include Vanilla Syrup, Vanilla Sugar and Vanilla Powder.