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HONEY BAKED PERSIMMONS WITH CANDIED WALNUTS & MASCARPONE

HONEY BAKED PERSIMMONS WITH CANDIED WALNUTS & MASCARPONE

Indulge in a truly unique dessert! Sweet, succulent persimmons are baked in a fragrant honey syrup with warm spices. They're paired with creamy vanilla mascarpone and crunchy, caramelized walnuts for a delightful play of textures and flavors. The candied walnuts are surprisingly easy to make. A truly special treat!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 1325 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the baked persimmons:

  • 4 firm ripe Fuyu persimmons
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 thin slices fresh ginger, peeled (or you could finely slice a ball of stem ginger)
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp liquid honey
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Juice of 2-3 limes
  • 1/3 cup boiling water

For the Vanilla Mascarpone*: (Can be made ahead )

  • 14 oz mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

For the candied walnuts: (Can be made ahead)

  • 1.7 oz salted butter
  • 2 cups walnuts
  • 1/2 cup dark muscovado sugar (or brown sugar)

Instructions
 

For the baked persimmons:

  • Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.
  • Cut persimmons in half horizontally (you can leave the skins on). Place persimmons cut-side-up in a small baking dish.
  • Combine cinnamon, ginger, star anise, vanilla, honey, lemon zest, lime juice and boiling water in a bowl, then pour over persimmons.
  • Cover baking dish lightly with tinfoil and bake for about 45 minutes, or until persimmons are soft, yet hold their shape (you’ll find that the honey syrup thickens during this time). Check on the persimmons a couple of times during the cooking time and ladle over some of the honey syrup if it’s getting dry (while they’re cooking you can do both the mascarpone cream and the candied walnuts).
  • Once they’re cooked, switch oven to grill (broil).
  • Remove tinfoil and spoon honey syrup over the top of the persimmons, then return to the oven to grill for 5-10 minutes or until the tops are caramelized Serve immediately with the mascarpone and candied walnuts, drizzling the extra syrup over top.

For the Vanilla Mascarpone:

  • In a small bowl, mix together the mascarpone, icing sugar and vanilla until smooth. Store in fridge until needed.

For the Candied Walnuts:

  • Melt the butter in a large fry-pan (skillet). Add walnuts and sprinkle over the muscovado (or brown) sugar. Cook, stirring until sugar melts and the walnuts are coated in caramel. Allow to bubble for 5 minutes, taking care they don’t burn, before transferring to a board lined with baking paper, to cool.

Notes

*The recipe for the Vanilla Mascarpone does make quite a lot – in part the amount used relates to the packaging size we have here in NZ, i.e. it comes in 200g containers. If you wanted to halve the recipe you would still have enough for a small dollop of mascarpone per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 1325kcalCarbohydrates: 116gProtein: 18gFat: 93gSaturated Fat: 38gPolyunsaturated Fat: 28gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 145mgPotassium: 845mgFiber: 5gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 1706IUVitamin C: 112mgCalcium: 282mgIron: 6mg
Keyword Baked Persimmon, Candied Walnuts & Mascarpone, Honey Baked Persimmon
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