Trifle with Pears and Caramel

Ingredients

• Pastry Cream

  • 1 cup (250 ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) 35% cream
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) flour
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract

• Caramelized Pears

  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) water
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 4 pears, peeled, cut in halves, seeds removed and cut into thin strips

• Caramel Sauce

  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
  • 1 cup (250 ml) sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) corn syrup
  • 2/3 cup (150 ml) 35% cream, hot

• Whipped Cream

  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) 35% cream
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 12 store-bought lady fingers, broken into four
• • 1/4 cup (60 ml) almonds, slivered and roasted