Kid-friendly Poached Pear Parfait with Sweet Pastry Cream Recipe - Sticky Fingers Cooking

Ingredients

• Poached pears:
• 3 to 4 medium pears (your choice of variety)
• 1/2 C granulated sugar
• 1/2 C water
• 1/2 C pomegranate juice (or cranberry juice)
• Pastry cream:
• 1 C heavy cream **(for DAIRY ALLERGY sub coconut or plant-based heavy cream)**
• 1 T cornstarch
• 1 egg **(Omit for EGG ALLERGY and cook cream for an extra 2 minutes)**
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract **(for GLUTEN ALLERGY use certified gluten-free pure vanilla extract, not imitation vanilla flavor—check label)**