Fiesta Pear Dessert

These are sensational. Flour tortillas are deep fried and shaped into cups, brushed with honey, filled with ice cream balls coated with cookie crumbs and pecans, and then topped with lovely spiced pears.

• Calories: 746 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 4 Bartlett pears, cored and diced
• 6 (8 inch) flour tortillas

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

To Prepare Tortilla Shells: In a deep fryer bring oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place one tortilla in the hot oil gently pressing the center with a wooden spoon or ladle until the tortilla forms a cup. Gently turn and fry each tortilla separately until golden brown on both sides.

Step 2

Combine pears, sugar, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and lemon zest. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil; cook 1 minute longer. Let mixture cool.

Step 3

Combine cookie crumbs, pecans and remaining cinnamon. Form ice cream into 4 - 6 balls; roll in crumb mixture to coat.

Step 4

Place an ice cream ball in each fried tortilla shell. Top with the cooled pear mixture. Fried tortilla shells can be brushed with honey and dusted with ground cinnamon and sugar before filling, if desired.