Salt Slab-Grilled Pears with Gingersnap Cookies and Cream

Steven Raichlen shares his recipe for gingersnap stuffed pears grilled with a salt slab on the Big Green Egg.

PREP TIME
EGG TEMP
400°F/204°C
COOK TIME
SERVINGS
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) gingersnap cookies, crumbled 
  • 1/4 cups (60 ml) sugar 
  • 1/2 teaspoons (2.5 ml) grated lemon zest 
  • 1/2 teaspoons (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon 
  • 8 tablespoons (120 ml) unsalted butter, in 8 pieces 
  • large ripe pears 
  •  Sweetened whipped cream, for serving (optional) 
  • individual or 1 large salt slab 

Instructions

Step 1

Set the EGG for indirect cooking with a convEGGtor at 400°F/204°C.

Step 2

Preheat the salt slabs according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Note: heat the salt slabs gradually to avoid cracking.

Step 3

Place the cookies, sugar, lemon zest, and cinnamon in a food processor and grind to coarse crumbs. Grind in the butter.

Step 4

Cut each pear in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and core. Spoon the filling into the hollowed pears.

Step 5

Place 2 pear halves on each heated salt slabs. Cook 10-15 minutes or until the pears are browned and soft.

Step 6

Serve the pears on the salt slabs with sweetened whipped cream.

Instructions

  1. Set the EGG for indirect cooking with a convEGGtor at 400°F/204°C.
  2. Preheat the salt slabs according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Note: heat the salt slabs gradually to avoid cracking.
  3. Place the cookies, sugar, lemon zest, and cinnamon in a food processor and grind to coarse crumbs. Grind in the butter.
  4. Cut each pear in half lengthwise and remove the seeds and core. Spoon the filling into the hollowed pears.
  5. Place 2 pear halves on each heated salt slabs. Cook 10-15 minutes or until the pears are browned and soft.
  6. Serve the pears on the salt slabs with sweetened whipped cream.
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