Roasted Pear and Fig Ice Cream Pie

Allow me to introduce the crown jewel of my autumn baking, a creation where the orchard meets the creamery: the Roasted Pear and Fig Ice Cream Pie. This is not merely a dessert; it is a seasonal epic, a symphony of texture and deep, caramelized flavor. It begins with a foundation of a French sable crust—so impossibly buttery and crisp it shatters at the mere touch of a fork. This golden vessel is then lavishly filled with a rich almond cream, which bakes into a tender, marzipan-like layer. But the heart of the pie lies within. Hidden beneath the almond blanket is a generous swirl of rustic fig spread, its honeyed sweetness punctuated by slices of intense Black Mission figs and tender, chunks of pear. Once baked and cooled, the pie is covered with more figs, and then crowned with my own roasted pear ice cream and pear brûlée. Each bite is nothing short of an autumnal revelation.