Brandied Pear Panforte - Holy Cross Monastery
Brandied Pear Panforte - Holy Cross Monastery

Brandied Pear Panforte


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Panforte are back and baked exclusively at the Hermitage!

This traditional dessert is a rich and chewy spice cake (the name means "strong bread" in Italian). It combines dried fruit and nuts, honey, sugar, oat and almond flours, and spices, all baked slowly to produce a moist, flavorful, delectable cake. It goes well with red wine, sweet wine, coffee, or tea, and makes a tasty snack at any time of day.

We're baking five flavors year-round:

  • Brandied Pear—Pears, walnuts, and dried cherries are soaked in an aromatic pear liqueur for a delectable, boozy treat.
  • Apple Pie—Apples, pecans, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg all go into this down home concoction.
  • Fig Walnut—Figs, walnuts, and black currants meld together with a dash of nutmeg and cloves for a hearty cake full of warm, wintertime flavors.
  • Apricot Almond—Candied ginger and lemon zest give a delicious zing to this combination of turkish apricots, almonds, and hazelnuts.
  • Date Pistachio—Deglet noor dates, savory roasted pistachios, golden raisins, cardamom, and orange zest put a Middle Eastern twist on this flavorful cake.

All-natural & gluten free*!

Each cake weighs 8 oz.

*Baked in a facility that processes gluten.

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Sukey Watson
Delicious

I am not generally a person who likes cakes especially and desserts in general. This was fabulous. I selfishly bought this to celebrate my 69th birthday in June. I cheated and already tasted it. I wanted to buy a few things to support and orthodox monastery as I am wanting to become Orthodox myself. I also purchased an incense burner and I sense so that I could have an orthodox priest come and bless my home. We live in NE VT. The nearest church is 1 hour 40 minute drive for us so we cannot attend very often ( we have livestock which means we must never travel far and of course are wishing to make our vehicle last many more years so we limit our driving ). This was a splurge for us, but we thought it a worthy cause and are pleased with all that we ordered. I send my sincere prayers for the continuing growth of the Orthodox churches in America and worldwide and prayers for those places where the orthodox Christian’s are currently being persecuted.

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Lee Megois
Brandied Pear Panforte is the best!

I've bought all five Panforte flavors but this is my favorite...it's like a mini-fruit cake but better. Very moist compared to the others but I still love the others too! Great as gifts too!

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Pamela Rainger
Best Panforte Ever!

What a holiday treat! I bought the brandied pear panforte for Thanksgiving. It was so fresh and delicious that I immediately placed another order for Christmas. Thank you Holy Cross Monastery!

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Loula Kladis

Great!

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