The ultimate malva crown

A malva crown drizzled with custard and caramel sauce, and topped with perfectly poached pears? This deserves a curtsy.

 

Recipe credit: Bianca Strydom, Sadiqah Assur-Ismail, Jan Ras

Serves 4 to 6 
EASY 
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes

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INGREDIENTS:

  • Woolworths ultimate malva crown
  • Woolworths Extremely Creamy Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream, for serving

For the poached pears:

  • 250 g caster sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 750 ml non-alcoholic bubbly
  • 6 -8 Forelle pears, peeled

METHOD:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
  2. Remove the malva crown from the packaging (the base board is ovenproof) or transfer onto a heatproof serving platter. Heat in the centre of the oven for 25  minutes until warmed through.
  3. To make the poached pears, place the caster sugar, bay leaves and bubbly in a small saucepan and simmer until the sugar had dissolved. Add the pears and poach for 15- 20 minutes. If you do this the day before, leave the pears in the cooled liquid overnight. You can use any leftover wine or spirits to poach the  pears.
  4. Decorate the malva crown with the custard and caramel sauce. Finish it off with the poached pears and bay leaves.
  5. Slice and serve with the ice cream.