Yep, I went there. I did this. And I’m not ashamed.
But really Heather? BACON and PEARS in a SUNDAE? WhoWhatWhyWhenWhereHow?!
Who? You. And me. Obviously.
What? OK OK I’ll spell it out: make this sundae. STAT.
When? Immediately if possible…but I’ll give you the time to go gather ingredients if you must.
Where? Who cares? Although you will need a stove, so I’m assuming kitchen might be easiest.
Why? Because, despite the weirdness that you may be feeling right now, this will rock your everloving sundae world. Trust me. I don’t write in Italics for no reason.
How? Read on – I’ll tell you!
CARAMELIZED PEAR AND BACON SUNDAES
This makes enough for two sundaes, but can easily be doubled to accommodate more!
- 2 green or red Anjou pears (you can really use whatever you like, but these have the best texture for this recipe)
- 4 slices thick-cut bacon
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- pinch of sea salt
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- vanilla ice cream
In a pan over medium low heat cook the bacon until crisp; reserve all of the drippings (or about 1-2 Tbsp). Hey, I never called this health food! While the bacon is cooking peel, core, and chop the pears into small pieces. When the bacon is done, remove from the pan and immediately brush lightly with maple syrup; let cool. In the same pan toss in the pears and sprinkle with sugar. Give it a quick stir to combine the sugar and move it all to one layer, then let it sit and start cooking. You want it to start browning (aka caramelizing). Rather than stir, shake the pan to toss the pears and move them around. When they are tender and browned remove from heat and immediately pour the pears over a healthy bed of vanilla ice cream. Chop the bacon and sprinkle on top or, if you’re like me, leave it straight and use it as a stir-stick. Whatever…this is YOUR sundae!
DEVOUR.
Creamy, cold, bacony goodness – and there’s fruit so, you know, it’s not that bad for you. I think.
This sundae is stunning! What a unique combination and presentation… I have featured your post in today’s Friday Food Fetish roundup. Let me know if you have any objections and thanks for the inspiration…
that lookslike a great combination… hey can you go wrong with bacon?
I’ve made my own maple/bourbon bacon. It was meant for this dessert.
Oh my this looks fabulous
wow – this does sound really good!
I have been on such a bacon kick this looks so tasty!
Um, awesomeness! This looks incredible!!
YUM! I bet it would be good with greek yogurt too (esp if you used full fat yogurt!!)
Oohh, this looks amazing!! I swear, bacon goes with anything. ANYTHING!
No one should ever be ashamed of adding bacon to anything. I’m pretty sure it goes against the food lovers credo: If something is good, bacon will make it better.
mmmm what an awesome combination!
Wow– wild woman. I don’t doubt that it’s amazing though 🙂
How unique! I have to make this out of sheer curiosity.
Oh boy. This just blew any summer sundae out of the water!
Everything about this is perfect. But that recipe would be a single serving up in here!
wow, where did this idea even come from? But i can definitely see how this would appeal to my obsession for all things salty & sweet.
I am dying to know what your inspiration was here. Seriously. Sounds weird. And delicious. Totally up my alley.
Bahahaha!!! I cracked up laughing during this post-tooo funny!