English Pear and Raspberry Triffle

(from dennis.reb’s recipe box)

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces pound cake
  • 4 cups raspberries
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 split vanilla bean
  • 3/4 cup ruby port wine
  • 2 cups cool whip
  • 1 cup honey
  • 4 firm pears

Directions

  1. Bring honey, water, and vanilla bean to a boil.

  2. Cook until honey is completely dissolved.

  3. Add pear halves to mixture.

  4. Reduce heat and simmer for 12 minutes.

  5. Remove pears from mixture.

  6. Slice pears into 1/2" thick slices.

  7. Drizzle bread with 1/4 cup of the ruby port wine.

  8. Add raspberries to the rest of the ruby port wine.

  9. Line the bottom of the triffle dish with the bread.

  10. Cover with 1/3 of the slice pears.

  11. Then 1/3 of the raspberries.

  12. Followed my the anglaise, or mixture used to cook pears.

  13. Repeat until all ingredients are used.

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