Nougat mousse with roasted pears

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Warm milk in a pot lukewarm. Coarsely chop the chocolate, melt with nougat over a warm water bath

2. 2

   Add the milk while stirring constantly and let it cool down. Whip cream until stiff and fold into the still liquid chocolate. Cover the mousse directly on the surface with foil and leave to cool for 4-5 hours

3. 3

   Wash the pears and rub dry. Cut off the stalk of all pears (approx. 2 cm). Brush the cut surfaces with approx. 2 tsp. lemon juice, put aside. Quarter 2 pears and cut out the core. Cut the fruit flesh into thin slices. Use remaining pears for other purposes

4. 4

   Bring maple syrup and 4 teaspoons lemon juice to the boil in a pan. Add pear wedges, steam for 2-3 minutes while turning, place in a bowl with the stock, allow to cool

5. 5

   Caramelise the sugar in a small pot. Briefly turn the set aside stems in the pot, place on baking paper and let cool. Cut off balls or dumplings from the mousse, arrange on plates with pears and a little stock, decorate with pear stalks

6. 6

   waiting time approx. 4 hours