Tilslørte bondepiker, or veiled farm girls, is a very traditional Norwegian dessert, and I think one of the best. Normally it is made with applesauce or apple compote and cinnamon, but I decided to switch it up and try it with pears and cardamom. The resulting parfaits are just as delicious and simple a the original, but I think these flavors are a little more subtle and elegant. (And, I know that 2 tsp. of cardamom in the bread crumbs seems like a lot, but I found that the flavor of the toasted bread crumbs overpowered cardamom more easily than they do cinnamon, so I added extra until the cardamom scent and flavor floated through.)

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