A Three-Course Dinner: Apple and Pear with Mint Cream Cheese (Dessert)

Light, refreshing and not too sweet. That's how I describe the last course of this meal. Here I made a very simple dessert using simple uncomplicated ingredients.

First step is to peel the apples and pears and remove the core. Then they are poached in 1 cup white wine and 1 cup water over low fire. Make sure not to boil them. Add 2-3 wedges of lemon and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Cook them until soft but not breakable.

You can poach the fruits together or separately.  If you want to cook them together watch out for the apples as they will certainly cook faster than the pears. Once the fruits are cooked, remove them from the mixture and heat up the fire. Reduce the liquid until thick like a syrup, then pour it over the fruits.

Now let's do the mint cream cheese. Simply mix together 5 tablespoons of cream cheese, 1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves, 1 teaspoon american cheese (or cheddar), 2 tablespoon of plain yogurt and dash of salt.

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