Simple and Elegant Poached Pears
Per ServingSimple and Elegant Poached Pears |
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| Makes: 6 | ||
| Serving Size: 1 pear | ||
| Calories | 95 | |
| Fat | 0 | g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 | g |
| Trans Fat | 0 | g |
| Carbohydrate | 23 | g |
| Fiber | 4 | g |
| Sugars | 16 | g |
| Cholesterol | 0 | mg |
| Sodium | 0 | mg |
| Protein | 0 | g |
| Choices: Fruit 1.5 | ||
- Makes: 6
- Serving Size: 1 pear
- Preparation Time: 8 minutes
- Cooking Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
| 1 | cup | red wine or low-calorie cranberry juice |
| 1 | cup | water |
| 2 | Tbsp. | sugar |
| 1/2 | tsp. | vanilla |
| 1 | slice lemon | |
| 6 | small | ripe, but firm pears, peeled, stems intact (D'Anjou are best) |
Directions
- In a large Dutch oven or large saucepan, combine the wine or juice, water, sugar, vanilla, and lemon slice. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the pears and submerge them as much as possible. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat, and cook over low heat about 30 to 40 minutes until the pears are soft when pierced with a cake tester or wooden skewer. Turn the pears occasionally throughout the process for even cooking.
- Remove the pears from the pan and set aside to cool.
- Bring the liquid that remains in the pan to a boil and reduce until syrupy.
- The pears can be served warm with heated poaching liquid poured on top or with both fruit and liquid chilled.
