Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pound cooking pears, such as Bartlett, cored, quartered and small diced
- Pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
For the quesadillas:
- 1/2 pound blue cheese, crumbled (recommended: Maytag Farms Blue Cheese)
- 1/2 pound Brie, thinly sliced
- 16 small flour tortillas
- Vegetable oil, for pan frying
For the walnuts:
- 1 cup walnut pieces
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar, combined
Directions
In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the sugar and cinnamon, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the pears and salt. Mix well. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the pears and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
Place 1/2-ounce of the blue cheese and 1/2-ounce of the Brie over half of each tortilla. Fold the tortillas over and press firmly. In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add a few of the quesadillas and pan-fry for a couple of minutes on each side until golden brown and the cheese is melted, making sure not to crowd the pan. Pan-fry the rest of the quesadillas in small batches.
Fry the walnuts for 1 minute. Remove and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Drain on paper towels. Slice the quesadillas in half and serve with the pear compote and walnuts
Photo: Blue Cheese and Brie Quesadillas with a Pear and Brown Sugar Compote Recipe
















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By smd1227_887925
Newtown Square, PA
on January 27, 2010
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I substituted cardamom for the cinnamon and this was out of this world. I can't wait to make it again.
By heidi.picinich_...
Webster, NY
on December 10, 2009
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I made this as an appetizer for a dinner party and it was excellent. Super easy to make, yet impressive in flavor! Will definitely make again.
By jpope_6376254
Menomonee Falls, WI
on May 12, 2008
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Chalk up another home run for Emeril. The flavors in this dish are superb. Also, I would have rated it as easy to make, not medium.
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