Pear Croustades with Prune-Armagnac Ice Cream

Name: Pear Croustades with Prune-Armagnac Ice Cream
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Ice Cream; 1 cup pitted prunes; ½ cup brandy, preferably Armagnac; 1 pint vanilla ice cream, slightly softened; Roasted Pear Filling; 4 ripe Bartlett Pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch chunks; 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons honey; ½ of a vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out; Pinch of salt; Pastry; 4 sheets frozen store-bought phyllo dough, thawed; ½ cup melted clarified butter; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

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"Jennifer Yee of Lafayette in New York City shares her recipe for pear croustades and prune-Armagnac ice cream. Make it today!..."

INGREDIENTS

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Ice Cream

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1 cup pitted prunes

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½ cup brandy, preferably Armagnac

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1 pint vanilla ice cream, slightly softened

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Roasted Pear Filling

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4 ripe Bartlett Pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch chunks

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2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

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2 tablespoons honey

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½ of a vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out

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Pinch of salt

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Pastry

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4 sheets frozen store-bought phyllo dough, thawed

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½ cup melted clarified butter

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1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

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